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After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries. Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, and ...

In September 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced off the Oregon coast and launched a floatplane carrying incendiary bombs meant to ignite major forest fires. Pilot Nobuo Fujita dropped the devices ...

Going against Prime Minister Takaichi’s wishes, Japan’s central bank acted amid U.S. pressure, a tanking currency and inflation from energy disruptions. By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya River ...

On the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese launched their surprise military strike on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. It led to the United States formally declaring war on Japan, and vice ...

The ship was essentially a floating concentration camp and was lost for decades until an organization found a document revealing its location.

LEGO announces so many new sets, it's hard to keep track of what's coming and when. To ease your mind and your purchase planning pain, I’ve gathered every announced set and its release date in one ...

Netherlands and Japan meet in a Group F clash on Sunday to kick off what figures to be one of the most competitive groups in the 2026 World Cup. The Netherlands are ranked No. 8 in the FIFA world ...

Paul Tidwell finally located the wreck of a Japanese sub 17,000 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean, but the treasure inside remains just out of reach.

in a thrilling clash in Dallas, Japan denied the Netherlands with a last-gasp deflected header by substitute Koki Ogawa. Japan denied the Netherlands late on in Dallas as substitute Koki Ogawa's ...

Fans of Japan's national team have captured and warmed hearts, though it had nothing to do with the match against the Netherlands and everything to do with what happened when it was over. When the ...

Japan fans left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday, saying it was "Japanese culture" to tidy up after themselves. Spectators stayed behind ...