Japan has, for the first time, identified human remains from the Battle of Okinawa using only DNA testing, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a recent announcement.

Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who guided the 36th Wing through one of Guam’s most destructive storms in decades, stepped down Thursday, marking the end of a 39-year military career defined by an unorthodox public style.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered sweeping changes to the military’s household goods moving system, citing ongoing frustration among service members with a newly instituted contracting system.

The privately owned and operated Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage was established largely by the efforts of Katsumoto Saotome, a survivor of the World War II firebombing of Tokyo by U.S. Army Air Forces. It opened its doors on March 9, 2002. It aims to raise awareness and encourage public debate.

At last, the four exhausted British men were able to exhale and begin to take stock of their accomplishment as they awaited their flight from Kathmandu, where they’d just climbed Mount Everest.

The cause of the crash at Komaki Air Base is under investigation. The air force grounded all remaining 196 of the training planes for emergency inspection.

Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of the U.S.-U.K. military base on Diego Garcia that is vital to British security.

Across the nation and around the world there are ceremonies marking Memorial Day, the most hallowed of American holidays.

Tomoko Hyatt has no formal art training, but her road tax sticker designs are in high demand across Japan, displayed by tens of thousands of people and growing in popularity.

High school students at this airlift hub in western Tokyo recently transformed their school into a gallery and a stage for a night celebrating creativity, resilience and the arts.