World War II was hours from ending when the sky over Japan's Kumagaya turned orange. In one corner of the city, a woman gave birth.

Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has met Mongolia's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during a visit aimed at strengthening ties between ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito met with Mongolia’s president Tuesday during a visit to the landlocked Asian nation that marks a ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh con ...

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Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped in the middle in a city with an apocalyptic air.