Originally struggling to achieve success in the China Burma India Theater, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress made its mark once tactics were changed and incendiaries were used. Originally operating out of ...

In the Solomon Islands, Japanese forces used nighttime runs known as the “Tokyo Express” to move troops and supplies through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YONAGUNI, Japan — This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with ...

YONAGUNI, Japan (AP) — This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the ...

TANEGASHIMA, Japan — Japan’s only amphibious unit carried out a beach-landing drill this week in heavy rain and rough seas, adjusting operations as part of a joint exercise with U.S. Marines aimed at ...

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, approach the beach in amphibious assault vehicles during a bilateral amphibious landing display in support of ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — U.S. Marines and their Japanese counterparts have kicked off a series of amphibious exercises aimed at strengthening island defense amid increasing regional tensions. Monday’s ...

A general view of a fishing port at Kubura village on Yonaguni, a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier on Feb. 14. (Ayaka McGill/AP) YONAGUNI, Japan — This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier ...