It took 23 minutes to end a 6-year war. Japan's WWII surrender after 2 nukes and a radio message

Franklin D Roosevelt led the US through most of WWII before dying in April 1945. Harry S Truman then oversaw its final months ...

Takaichi skips controversial shrine on 81st anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender

The prime minister sought to avoid issues with China and South Korea.
The Diplomat

Hans van de Ven on World War II and the Making of Modern Asia

The Asian theater was never just about defeating Japan – it was also about dismantling European imperialism and creating new ...
France 24

Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze ...

Godzilla was created out of nuclear disaster in Japan after WWII

After the WWII bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Godzilla was how the Japanese people expressed their fear of radiation and nuclear weapon testing.
The National Interest

In the Next Pacific War, America Will Be Imperial Japan

During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today. Talk about an ...