Long before drones became common, America secretly deployed unmanned combat aircraft against Japan during WW2.

The Kikka itself was a sleek, compact aircraft with a design that reflected both German influence as well as Japanese ...

"It's been an impossible journey — just should never have been able to get to this day. And here we are, 81 years later." ...

Two Westmoreland County airmen who survived the loss of their B-29 bombers during separate World War II missions over Japan ...

Some who have suggested this come from formerly colonized nations in Africa and Europe and note that there already was a ...

Miyazaki Airport’s predecessor, Akae airfield, was built by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943 and was targeted for bombing runs during World War II. The airport later opened in 1954 as a ...

On this Memorial Day, we turn to the life and legacy of Yukio Kawamoto. The Japanese-American World War II veteran served his country under almost unthinkable circumstances and then spent a lifetime ...

Japan has, for the first time, identified human remains from the Battle of Okinawa using only DNA testing, the Ministry of ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...