By late March of 1953, the Korean War remained mostly static as peace negotiations went back and forth. U.N. and communist ...

Photo: Zhang Changyue/GT "May I turn into a fierce tiger, grow wings, and cross the Pacific to see the world." This line is ...

Minoru Kinjo and the sculpture he created themed Battle of Okinawa, on December 23, 2025 Photo: Xing Xiaojing/GT. Editor's ...

The United States is expanding "air corridors" that will deliver combat power to China's doorstep in a future conflict.

On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World ...

Marvin Margolis - also known as Marvin Merrill - was a veteran, a family man, a convicted fraudster, an artist, a car ...

In 2023, eight villages in Okinawa Prefecture had fewer than 10 childbirths, with Tonaki recording none, Tokashiki just one, and Izena and Tarama two each. The eight villages — all of them on small, ...

TOKYO -- Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said Monday that it ...

A bereaved family prays for war victims on Monday at Japan's Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa-Prefecture. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an ...

Eighty years after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II concluded on its shores, Okinawa stands as a powerful symbol of both wartime tragedy and postwar resilience. As Japan continues to ...

June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...