Japan
Japanese neighborhood preserves memory of WWII crash and its cost
About 75 people, including approximately 30 Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, attended the annual Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony.
Hiroshima survivor helps mark 80 years since Lonesome Lady bomber tragedy
A plaque unveiled recently in this rural town near Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commemorates the nine-member crew of the Lonesome Lady, a B-24 Liberator that crashed on July 28, 1945.
‘Antiques Roadshow’-type find at Army base in Japan recalls Korean War armistice
Tucked away inside a cardboard box at the headquarters of U.S. Army Japan is a relic of the original armistice that ended the Korean War 72 years ago.
Would-be Japanese kamikaze pilot reflects on war and peace 80 years after WWII
A former Japanese army pilot who helped train the infamous kamikaze — flyers who deliberately crashed into their targets — is still telling his story 80 years after the end of World War II, in part to honor friends who died during the conflict.
‘Fuji Fire’ chronicles a largely forgotten Marine Corps tragedy in Japan
A retired Marine’s new book recounts the 1979 fire that killed 13 Marines and injured more than 70 others at a U.S. military training center near the base of Mount Fuji.
Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan
Tyler Smith, a recreation planner from San Francisco, recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 Superfortress crashed during a World War II bombing raid over Japan.
Against the odds, DODEA students stage evening of music, theater and art
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — High school students at this airlift hub in western Tokyo recently transformed their school into a gallery and a stage for