Director Arthur Harari has taken “bold steps” by going beyond the theme of “loyalty” in his film about Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who surrendered nearly 30 years after Japan’s ...

A few soldiers mentioned Japanese soldiers. "I do not believe there is one man in this army who would back away from any Jap & I know we will die fighting," another enlistee wrote. Hardly any ...

American troops often took Japanese soldiers’ belongings as trophies.The most common items were flags called “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” inscribed with names and messages from family and friends ...

Japan is far from the frontlines of Ukraine's ongoing war, but a project is underway to bring over injured former soldiers for specialized medical treatment. Japanese hospitals are giving them ...