On March 9, 1945, the U.S. launched the deadliest air raid in history on Tokyo. 81 years later, most Americans still don't know it happened.

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint “war-fighting headquarters” to deter China. By Martin Fackler Reporting from ...

Eighty years have passed since Japan’s surrender ended the second world war. But the way Japan thinks about its wartime history is changing at pace. This is coinciding with a political shift that ...