A group of activists is calling for the revocation of a Japanese government honor given to U.S. Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, who masterminded the devastating firebombing of Tokyo during World War II.

More than 80 years after a Tokyo building came under attack, more than 300 bullet holes etched into a wall--both big and small--offer first-hand testimony to the horrors of war.

The small room where soot from the fire during the 1945 Great Tokyo Air Raid remains is seen at San-ikukai Hospital's former main building in the capital's Sumida Ward on Nov. 12, 2024.

TOKYO -- A memorial service for Korean victims of the March 10, 1945, air raid on the Japanese capital was held at the metropolitan memorial hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 12. It was the 16th ...

Japan on Tuesday marked the 81st anniversary of the massive U.S. air raid on Tokyo during World War II that is believed to have killed about 100,000 people. A memorial service for victims of the ...

The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.While the downtown areas of Tokyo were struck by massive fires, Ushigome Ward, including ...

A nightmare of an air raid, a strange coincidence with historyThat night, I had a strange dream. Bombs were falling from the ...

This Monday marks the 63rd anniversary of the Tokyo air raid. In the very early morning hours of March 10, 1945, U.S. bombers dropped incendiary devices on the capital. No one knows exactly how many ...

In April 1942, the United States launched the Doolittle Raid, marking the first American air attack on the Japanese mainland ...

On April 18, 1942, sixteen American bombers launched from the USS Hornet on a mission that stretched the limits of fuel, range, and survival. After early detection and difficult conditions, the crews ...