This name suggestion comes from John "Calico Jack" Rackham, an English pirate from the 18th century. Calico Jack was a ...

The Imperial Japanese Army began with massive ambition and early victories—but as WWII dragged on, it turned to extreme sacrifice and brutal tactics.

The world was changing fast in 1957. The Cold War was heating up, American forces were becoming more entrenched in Asia, and ...

Officials say Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft ...

The Ground Self-Defense Force’s 1st Artillery Brigade plans a surface-to-ship missile training exercise at a coastal missile ...

Nissan is slashing about 15% of its global work force, or about 20,000 employees, as the Japanese automaker reported a loss ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

They were Japanese American soldiers, part of a storied military unit that faced down prejudice and suspicion to fight Adolf ...

A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art ... "Sal for example you know has done military service, so the idea of the samurai was very important to him," said Kitamura.

The discovery, made by the Egyptian Archaeological Mission under the Supreme Council of Antiquities, includes parts of two ancient fortresses, military housing, and defensive trenches. Experts believe ...

Japan needs to firmly refuse US President Donald Trump’s calls for Tokyo to increase what it pays to keep American military bases in the country, a former Japanese foreign minister said, a day before ...

There’s no face on the oldest piece of art—a small sandstone figurine of a human from the Mesolithic era—ever found in one region of modern-day Azerbaijan. “Its stylistic features ...