This year marks the 80th memorialization since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Here is how Seattle honored it. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred on Aug. 6, 1945 and Aug.

My unanswered question is not did the Japanese “deserve” the bombing, but rather, with the history we now have, “could we ...

Friday was the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the war ...

Prince William and Kate Middleton honored VJ Day with a moving tribute to WWII veterans, joining King Charles in marking the 80th anniversary ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending ...

Kate Middleton and Prince William released an emotional message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day on Friday, Aug. 15.

Britain's King Charles on Friday released a message commemorating the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marks the Allied ...

The King vowed that the service and sacrifice of VJ Day heroes 'shall never be forgotten' as he told their families and the 'sadly dwindling band of veterans': “Please know that the courage and ...

Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living ...

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.

The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands ...

The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the ...