Many World War II airfields were abandoned after Japan surrendered in ... Japan already has several smaller islands it can use for additional bases. Japan is expanding its military presence on and ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday paid their respects to the war dead on Ioto Island in the Pacific, the site of ...

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 ...