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 ...

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An old image from a textbook chapter showing late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini listed as one of the 'most evil people of ...

The 91-year-old former Emperor will take the treatment to alleviate burdens on his heart. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito meets with Mongolia's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the democracies. The meeting took place Tuesday in ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has started a weeklong visit to Mongolia that will honor Japanese World War II prisoners. The visit, which began Sunday, marks the 80th anniversary of the war's end.

Hirohito’s father was the ailing Yoshihito, who died insane. Careful & Colorless. The gods favor obscurity, and Hirohito’s early boyhood was as obscure as a god could wish.

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