Japan’s Imperial couple have visited World War II sites to pay tribute for the 80th anniversary, including Iwo Jima and Mongolia. The Iwo Jima visit marks first emperor’s visit since 1994, while the Mongolia visit marks first ever emperor’s visit…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Iwo Jima with Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to commemorate Battle of Iwo Jima and paid tribute to all the lost soldiers. The joint visit highlighted the shared “warrior ethos’ between both nations…
“The U.S. military landed on the island at the end of WWII on Feb. 19, 1945. Japanese military forces fought the Americans for more than a month, but the island became occupied by the U.S. About 21,900 Japanese soldiers and…
“One of only a handful of Japanese veterans who survived the battle of Iwo Jima – one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific war – spent a recent memorial service on the island alongside US veterans after being told…