However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the ...

Excavation work at the Mainamati War Cemetery in Cumilla, has revealed the remains of 23 World War II Japanese soldiers from among the 24 buried there. "Each grave was carefully excavated. However, no ...

RICHMOND, Va. — For Ben King, the American flag symbolizes more than just patriotism. It represents a pivotal moment during his time in Iraq, when reinforcements arrived just in time to assist ...

DHAKA: Japanese officials in Bangladesh are preparing the bodies of 23 soldiers who died during World War II to return them home after more than 80 years, exhumation teams said on Monday (Nov 25).

The Japanese forensic team is optimistic as well," he added. The Mainamati War Cemetery in Comilla is the final resting place of 737 soldiers who died during World War II between 1941 and 1945. Among ...

World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which ...

Historians say hundreds of Koreans were forced to labor at the Sado mines under abusive and brutal conditions during World War II. Japan’s government has said Sunday’s ceremony will pay ...