Rare video showcases sunken WWII Japanese submarines off Hawaii’s coast

At the end of WWII, both vessels were surrendered to the U.S. Navy and intentionally scuttled off the coast of Oʻahu in 1946 ...

Seattle commemorates ‘No-No Boy’ author John Okada on his 100th birthday

His seminal work delves into the life of a young Japanese American during wartime ...

Banned George Takei ‘The Twilight Zone’ episode now available to stream

CBS made the decision to ban the episode following complaints from the Japanese American community as its broadcast coincided with the U.S. ...

Celebrating Tōrō Nagashi, Japan’s floating lanterns that guide the departed

As the Japanese festival of Obon — or simply Bon — comes to a close, observers partake in a ceremony that some appear to celebrate as anothe...

Texas museum to return Good Luck Flag of WWII Japanese soldier back to his family

A flag that belonged to a fallen Japanese soldier during World War II will be returned to his family after being kept on display at the USS ...

Chinese vessel accused of looting WWII British warship wrecks detained in Malaysia

Crew members of a Chinese vessel suspected of plundering World War II shipwrecks were recently detained by Malaysia’s coast guard.  On...

Chinese discovery of WWII bunker of Japanese scientists may lead to new war crimes evidence

Chinese archaeologists have uncovered an underground “horror bunker” that was purportedly used by Japanese scientists to conduct experiments...

Meet the Japanese American jailed for refusing to go to WWII incarceration camp

As the U.S. government rolled out an order to place all Japanese Americans and immigrants of Japanese descent to incarceration camps during ...

Reintroduced bill aims to reunite Filipino WWII veterans with their children

Lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to speed up the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. On Tuesday, the F...

Kenzaburo Ōe, Nobel Prize-winning novelist and peace activist, dies at 88

Nobel Laureate and Japanese contemporary writer Kenzaburo Ōe has died at age 88. Known for his compelling stories and essays that challenged...

Hawaii unveils monument honoring Filipino WWII veterans

A memorial honoring Filipino and Filipino American veterans of World War II was unveiled in Hawaii during a ceremony on Friday.  The monumen...

Biden: Japanese American incarceration camps ‘one of the most shameful periods in American history’

In a recent statement, President Joe Biden called the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II “one of the most shameful peri...

Henry Golding joins Henry Cavill in upcoming Guy Ritchie film ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’

Henry Golding has joined director Guy Ritchie and producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s upcoming spy thriller “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare....

George Takei recalls ‘horrifying, terrifying’ morning his family was taken to an American concentration camp

George Takei gave a detailed account of the morning he and his family were sent to an American concentration camp in a new interview. On Mon...

S. Korea considers plan to pay reparations to WWII forced labor victims instead of Japan

Despite initial demands for Japanese reparations, South Korea has proposed a plan to compensate Koreans who were victims of forced labo...

Antioch mayor apologizes to Chinese American Navy veteran for discrimination 82 years ago

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe has officially apologized to Alfred Chan, a 98-year-old World War II Navy veteran who experienced discrimination...

Soil from 75 former Japanese American WWII incarceration sites collected for memorial

Ceramic pieces to be made from soil collected from the 75 Japanese incarceration camps across the U.S. were presented at the National Monum...

Complete list of WWII Japanese internees unveiled in LA weighs 25 pounds

This year marks the 80th anniversary of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s authorization of Executive Order 9066 in February 194...

San Diego officially apologizes for supporting Japanese American incarceration during WWII

The San Diego City Council officially apologized to the Japanese American community and passed a resolution that rescinded Resolution 76068...

Japanese American National Museum premieres cancer-battling director’s film on pains of WWII incarceration camps

Written and directed by Paul Daisuke Goodman, “No No Girl” centers on a Japanese American family uncovering their forgotten history in the ...

PM Kishida vows Japan will never again wage war as China, S. Korea condemn visits to Yasukuni Shrine

During a ceremony on Monday for the 77th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to “nev...

Japan payment of less than $1 to Korean WWII victims for forced labor draws outrage

A civic group in South Korea has denounced the less- than- one- dollar pension payment from the Japanese government to victims of forced la...

UK government admits to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served the nation in WWII

An investigation conducted by the United Kingdom's Home Office revealed that Chinese sailors who served in the British Merchant Navy d...

Families of 11 Filipino WWII vets receive Congressional Gold Medal after 76-year wait for recognition

The names of 11 Filipino World War II veterans were read and recognized at a ceremony held at the Filipino Community Center in Honolulu on ...

Lone Chinese American Ranger who stormed Omaha on D-Day to receive second Congressional Gold Medal

Former Private 1st Class Randall Ching, who was part of the famed 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion that stormed the Omaha Beach during the Bat...

Statue of comfort girl in hanbok scheduled to reappear in Tokyo despite previous backlash

The “After ‘freedom of expression?’” exhibition, which seeks to address Japan’s history of censorship, will restage the same comfort woman ...

50 Chinese American WWII vets receive the Congressional Gold Medal in Philadelphia

The United States Congress has officially awarded 50 Chinese American World War II veterans in Philadelphia with the Congressional Gold Meda...

Chinese American congressional gold medal awardee Fred Cheong Lee dies at 96

A Chinese American WWII army veteran, who received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2019, recently passed away after succumbing to prostate c...

Axis Abroad, Racism at Home: The Enemies Japanese American Soldiers Faced in WWII

The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new stamp in honor of Japanese American soldiers who served during World War II — an army of 33...

20,000 Chinese American WWII Veterans Awarded With Congressional Gold Medal

The estimated 20,000 Chinese Americans who fought under the American flag during World War II have been recently given official recognition ...

98-Year-Old Asian American WWII Veteran Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to report that the Congressional Gold Medal has yet to be given to Joe Chew at an officia...

Filipinos Protected Holocaust Survivors During WWII When No One Else Would

A new documentary, “The Last Manilaners,” sheds light on the story of the last living Holocaust survivors who fled to the Philippines during...