The rapid surrender of Japan in 1945 certainly suggested that the United States possessed the most decisive of weapons ... John Swift examines a vital element of the Cold War and assesses the motives ...

During the twentieth century, as the United States grew into ... theater during World War II and later in Korea and Indochina, and the fear of only a decade ago that Japan might overtake America ...

A ceremony has been held in the Philippine capital of Manila to commemorate the victims of a month-long battle between the now-defunct Imperial Japanese military and US troops 80 years ago.

The Alien Enemies Act provides sweeping powers to detain or deport foreign nationals. It’s ripe for abuse, experts say.

Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...

These islands were once controlled by the United States as part of its post–World War II occupation of Japan and only returned to Japanese administrative control with the reversion of Okinawa in ...

Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday as fears over a potential trade war eased after the United States suspended planned tariffs on ...

Trump’s skepticism about U.S. support for Ukraine and Taiwan, his eagerness to impose tariffs, and his threats to retake the ...