Herb Kappel, 99, has seen it all. Serving in the Navy at age 18, he fought in the Pacific Theater, taking down kamikaze planes and eventually witnessing Japan's surrender, marking the end of WWII.
TOKYO -- Japan paid tribute Friday to nearly 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the ...
80 years ago, Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II ended its colonial rule over Taiwan, beginning a new chapter in the island’s history under the Republic of China. Historians say the decision ...