Hayes and the other surviving flag raisers were mobilized by the U.S. government to enhance national prestige. For getting ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

was the site where Japanese and American soldiers faced off in one of the war’s fiercest battles. The battle of Iwo Jima lasted from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945, as the United States tried to take ...

Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, prayed ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute ... prayed at three memorial sites - one for the Japanese soldiers, another for the islanders and a third ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on March 29 went to the Pacific island of Iwoto, better known to the world as Iwo Jima, to honor the thousands of soldiers who perished there in fierce fighting 80 ...