World War II ended 75 years ago ... 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing the surrender. A: An abbreviation for Victory over Japan Day, marked by the United ...

A second on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killed another 70,000. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II and its nearly ...

Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Yuriko ... brother of Hirohito and the uncle of current Emperor Naruhito, months before the start of World War II. She has recounted living in a shelter with ...

TOKYO: Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother ... months before the start of World War II. She has recounted living in a shelter with her husband and their ...

The Pearl Harbor attack sparked outrage across the U.S. and led the nation to enter World War II, declaring war on the Empire ...