The Japan Self-Defense Forces and police say that the weapons might have been discarded in 1945 following the end of World War II. The grenades and bullets that were found have been collected by ...

China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender ...

They may have had rocket-powered kamikaze planes and secret jet fighters, but the Japanese army was somewhat underequipped during WWII.Their Arisaka bolt-action rifle, for instance, could not keep ...

Japan on Friday unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country’s biggest military buildup since World War II, doubling defense spending and veering from its pacifist constitution ...

The Japanese grassroots group Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of World War II atomic bombing survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons.