Detainees held in Siberia after World War II remembered in Tokyo

The memorial gathering, the 24th of its kind, was held on the 81st anniversary of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s secret order of internment issued on Aug. 23, 1945.

Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands - Bytes Europe

ELSENBORN, Belgium -- The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty

Civic group leads efforts over 1942 undersea mine disaster

The Japanese and South Korean governments have begun DNA analysis of remains collected from the site after the group requested such research.

Europe's wildfires unveil deadly new threat - bombs from WWI and WWII

Droughts across Europe have also been churning up military vehicles and weapons from the era, with shrinking rivers revealing German warships, a Wehrmacht motorbike, and a bomb. #EuropeNews

Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands - Bytes Europe

ELSENBORN, Belgium -- The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty

Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands - Bytes Europe

ELSENBORN, Belgium -- The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty

This Box of 300 Love Letters Showed Up Out of the Blue. Who Was the Whimsical World War II Soldier Who Wrote Them?

Nobody knows who dropped Speedy Weber's correspondence at a USO office in 2022. Researchers have finally tracked down two living relatives who remember him

Postwar generation takes up storyteller mantle to keep wartime memories alive

Like a relay, they hope to pass down stories from World War II to the next generation.

The Flour That Never Needed a Farm, The $200B Reason You've Never Heard of

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Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings

University of Tokyo graduate student Misaki Katayama, 27, who researches peace education, has been holding the two-day workshops in Hiroshima and Nagasaki since 2023.

Forget the US Air Force's B-52, B-1B, or B-2 Bombers: Sweden Almost Built the A-36 Mach 2 Nuclear Bomber - Bytes Europe

Events in Europe nearly drove Sweden to become a nuclear power in the 1950s.

Behind Takaichi’s subtle signals at Japan’s WWII events

From prayers from afar for Yasukuni Shrine to altering key language in a remembrance speech, the moves were seen as signaling to domestic supporters and neighboring countries.

Reconstruction starts on quake-damaged Japanese war memorials in Myanmar

The memorial pagoda and stone monuments in northern Myanmar were damaged by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the region in March last year.

At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not - Bytes Europe

Every year on Aug. 15 — the anniversary of the end of World War II — Yasukuni Shrine becomes the focal point for scrutiny by the international community who

At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not

For the first two decades after World War II, the head priest resisted the enshrinement of any documented war criminals. That changed after his death in 1978.

How Poland Became the Central Target of Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution” - Bytes Europe

Published: Aug 16, 2026written by Patrick Bodovitz, BA Political Science/History, MA Peace & Conflict Resolution

12 Stops on Aeneas’ Route That Bring Rome’s Beginnings to Life - Bytes Europe

98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war

With the war a distant memory for many, Kazuhiko Takahashi marked the 81st anniversary of the war’s end with a pledge to pursue peace.

South Korean president calls for deeper ties with Japan in Liberation Day address

President Lee Jae-myung pledged to “broaden the scope of cooperation for mutual benefit and work together to address shared challenges.”

Takaichi drops ‘remorse’ in her first war memorial address

The omission of the term stood in stark contrast to her immediate predecessor Shigeru Ishiba, while the inclusion of the term “Indo-Pacific” highlighted her foreign policy agenda.