When Scott Stein was growing up in New York, he’d often visit his grandfather on Long Island and admire a Japanese flag hanging on the wall in his den. Bernard Stein never talked about his ...

While Perry’s visit had jump-started the birth of an empire ... Bremyer left Japan on September 4, two days after the ceremony, with the flag in tow. He took a more circuitous route home ...

Just a flag - or a symbol of imperial terror? Fans cheering in a stadium and waving a flag is a staple sight at any international sports event. But what if a flag is so offensive to some countries ...

Among them was a Japanese flag he found after the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. As years passed, Thompson often expressed his desire to find the family of the Japanese solider who carried it ...

“We knew that the right thing to do would be to send the flag home, to be in Japan and to the family.” The soldier's eldest son, Toshihiro Mutsuda, was speechless for a few seconds when ...

A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man’s family.

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency is stepping up its public relations activities to raise awareness of the "tsunami flag," which warns beachgoers to evacuate when a ...

Japanese jeans tend to be high-end, dark and durable. Although a tiny part of the global jeans market, they have carved out a ...

Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home ...