Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward ... was like two years after World War II ended. Republished to mark the 75th anniversary of Chiyoda gaining ward status, the map shows many buildings requisitioned by ...

In October 1945, two months after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and one ...

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 ...

The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

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 ...

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).

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

In an out-of-the-way location on the Tokyo Bay waterfront, this 17-story hotel is linked to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome monorail line, 1 kilometer east of Daimon Station, from the hotel's ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 68 °F (20 °C). Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C). Sunny ...

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 ...