U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed.

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Iwo Jima Monday as they begin a tour of memorial visits this month to ...

Nearly all of Japan’s 21,000 soldiers on island killed during the fight, while the US side saw more than 6,800 fatalities.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...

Former residents and their descendants have been allowed to visit the island for memorial events but not to live. The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes about 10 days after Japan and the U.S. held a ...

The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes about 10 days after Japan and the U.S. held a joint memorial service to mark the end of the battle of Iwo Jima in late March, when Japanese Prime Minister ...

The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes 10 days after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani joined U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a memorial service ...