MOGADISHU, Somalia -- At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu, ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honour thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in Mongolia when he visits the country next week.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...

Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a ...

FUKUOKA, Japan - “Eighty years ago today, (my father, Lt. Kentaro Toji) was one of the executioners in an incident involving ...

Emperor Naruhito has repeatedly stressed the importance to remember and keep telling the tragedy of the war to younger ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As Japan's Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he is expec ...

IWO JIMA: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese ...

IWO JIMA, Japan — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese ...