From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
No damage at US bases after 7.4-magnitude quake sparks tsunami waves in Japan
A strong earthquake off Japan’s east coast triggered tsunami warnings for nearly four hours Tuesday in the same region hit hardest by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and nuclear disaster.
Politics play role in Tokyo's reaction to US crime on Okinawa
A servicemember who drives drunk and injures someone in the United States would likely get prosecuted and possibly become the subject of a brief news story.
Former community destroyed by 2011 tsunami now just a stop on way to somewhere else
A reconstruction worker on his lunch break walks by the framed pictures of U.S. soldiers that he’s passed by several times before — but this time, he really looks.
Fukushima radiation poses little risk, but lack of trust lingers
The worst health effects of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-chi nuclear power plant meltdown aren’t coming from radiation — at least, not yet.
Suburban sprawl, downtown struggles challenge Tohoku’s tsunami recovery
Any American from a city with a forgotten Main Street would recognize what is happening in Ishinomaki.
Spurred by help from military families, tsunami victims aid others in need
Take papers dyed in springtime colors, fold them into dozens of flower shapes and sew them into a single ball.