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Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs
Explorers found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942.
US flag, sewn by soldier at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian
The flag's pieces were once wrapped in canvas and buried in dirt to keep it concealed from Japanese guards.
By Ollie Reed Jr., Albuquerque Journal via the AP
Postal Service unveils stamp honoring Japanese American WWII veterans
The “Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of World War II” stamp honors the second generation Japanese Americans, or Nisei, who fought during the war and faced discrimination in the U.S.
Japan, US, France hold military drill eyeing China presence
The three nations’ first joint drills on Japanese soil — dubbed “ARC21” — come as they seek step up military ties amid growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.
Book excerpt: ‘Facing the Mountain’
"Facing the Mountain" portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese-American families and their sons, who volunteered for 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where they were asked to do the near impossible.
By Daniel James Brown
South Korea says North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea
The launches came a day after U.S. and South Korean officials said the North fired short-range weapons presumed to be cruise missiles into its western sea over the weekend.
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
The Group Arabian Sea Warfare Exercise will see ships from the four countries conduct drills in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tokyo on Monday for meetings meant to reaffirm America’s commitment to the region.
China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War
The 1960 security treaty assures the U.S. would come to Japan's aid in the event of an outside attack on Japanese forces or territory.
Excerpt from ‘The Eagles of Heart Mountain’ by Bradford Pearson
Bradford Pearson's “The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America” is a never-before-told tale about a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team.
By Bradford Pearson