An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...

Japan Thursday disclosed an evacuation plan for 120,000 residents of islands near Taiwan as it announced an evacuation drill ...

Robert Leckie talked about the U.S. invasion of Okinawa in April 1945 by 180,00 troops, the last major step toward the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands.

Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo.

The final year of the war would bring bloodshed and hardship to the U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines who liberated territory closer and closer to Japan's home island, and take a tremendous toll ...

and all the tiny islands beyond, all the way to Yonaguni which lies only 80km from Taiwan. Kyushu is home to Sakurajima, the most active volcano in Japan Kyushu is home to Sakurajima, the most ...

and ultimately threatening the Japanese home islands. During its planning, headquarters staff officers of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) referred to the campaign as ...

The final year of the war would bring bloodshed and hardship to the U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines who liberated territory closer and closer to Japan's home island, and take a tremendous toll ...