Takeuchi, originally from Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, first visited China in 2010 to produce the three-part documentary A ...

The period following World War I was marked by unresolved tensions from the Treaty of Versailles and the ineffectiveness of[.

Baumkuchen, a confectionery with German origins, has found an unexpected home in Japan, where it is now a wildly popular ...

On the 15th of August 1945, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito gave a speech on the radio in which he announced the unconditional surrender of Japan to the Allied powers. Among many nationalistic Japanese, ...

While cast as Vietnam Marine Pvt. Joker in the classic war film, Matthew Modine carried a camera and a journal to record life ...

Netflix's documentary series, Five Came Back, which features five of the world's most renowned film directors discussing the work of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who documented World War II, ...

“Marines” will be the second series aired this fall by Netflix about the sea service. The comedy-drama “Boots,” about a gay ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you our latest reviews , thrilling historical mysteries , the essential ...

Drawing on extensive historical archives and the insights of both scholars and eyewitnesses, this documentary series underscores a key fact: that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are two parts of an ...

A 100-year-old veteran who survived the Battle of Iwo Jima recounts his experience and the freedom he's enjoyed since the Allies won World War II.

Dr Daniel Cowling, Senior Historian at the National Army Museum, traces the battles that continued long after VJ Day was ...