near Tokyo, Japan, 30 August 1945. U.S. National Archives. Occupation official turned historian Richard B. Finn notes, "World War II was the first major conflict in history in which the victors ...

A coral species found primarily in western and southern Japan has spread in Tokyo Bay and is threatening to destroy ecosystems in the warming waters around the capital. The coral variant Acropora ...

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...

As most travelers know, Tokyo is huge. The city is urban sprawl at its most overwhelming, making finding the best places to eat, shop, see, let alone sleep, a downright chore. The city is broken ...

As one of the world’s biggest and most advanced cities, Tokyo needs to find a way to keep expanding. But as it runs out of land, a new project hopes to reclaim land from its waters - and build a ...

In 2021, seismic activity from an underwater volcano near Tokyo, Japan ... It was one of the bloodiest battles of World War ...

If you're looking to learn a little (or a lot) about Japan's history, the Tokyo National Museum is ... of previous edifices (during World War II, nearly the entire temple was razed).

Tokyo officials were overjoyed after the Japanese capital was named the world’s best large city in a leading U.S. travel magazine. Conde Nast Traveler’s 2024 reader survey, which excluded U.S ...

TASS/. Tokyo’s refusal to recognize the results of the Second World War stands in the way of signing a peace treaty between Russia and Japan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in a ...

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Night - Clear. Winds from E to ESE at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C). Winds ESE at 6 to 17 mph (9.7 to 27. ...