Japan
WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Jimmy Doolittle, ex-foes recall the Tokyo raid
To hear Jimmy Doolittle tell it, his fabled raid on Tokyo was as much quixotic as heroic, a pinprick thrust in which only slight damage was inflicted on the enemy and the real target could not even be seen.
Baseball fever grips the bases in Japan
"Play ball!" echoes across sandlots and manicured fields in overseas American communities on military bases.
'Skunk hunt' is routine for USS Fife's crew
Under a bright half moon, the Gulf of Oman shines like liquid silver as this destroyer cruises across the waterway on its nightly search for skunks, bogies and goblins.
Mother Teresa critical of Japan on abortions
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mother Teresa Friday criticized the "terrible number of abortions" in Japan, and said that an affluent nation permitting so many abortions "must be a poor country."
In minutes ... rescue ... death
From the distance, about 300 yards away, the DC-8 looked like an exploded cigar.
Yokota prays with Billy Graham
Yokota Air Base worshiped with Billy Graham Sunday.