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How embracing a former enemy at Pearl Harbor ended one veteran’s war

“Who will be there?” "The pilot who sunk my ship."

By Frank A. Vargo, The War Horse

19 months ago

Doves fly over the Statue of Peace during a ceremony at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan on Aug. 9, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of the world's second atomic bomb attack.

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing

The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.

5 years ago

Marking 60th anniversary of defense treaty, Abe vows to boost Japan’s role in US alliance

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to bolster his country’s role under its security pact with the U.S. in “outer space and cyberspace,” as the allies marked the 60th anniversary of a treaty that has been the basis for their postwar defense alliance.

5 years ago

Explainer: Could Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

About 21 percent of the world's crude oil travels through a 21-mile-wide waterway.

By Rockford Weitz, Tufts University

5 years ago

Japan OKs controversial plan to send naval forces to Mideast

But they won't be joining a US-led coalition patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.

6 years ago

Japan, US say 3-way ties with South Korea are key to security

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, agreed with Japanese officials Tuesday that three-way cooperation with South Korea is key to regional security and that an intelligence sharing pact between Tokyo and Seoul should not be scrapped.

6 years ago