In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo Jima. It was the only day this year that American citizens could visit the island, reserved for a select few as part of ...

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 ...

They were due to meet with representatives of bereaved families and descendants of former island residents. The visit by the royal couple, both born after the war, is the first to Iwo Jima.

Former residents and their descendants are allowed to visit the island for memorial events but not to live there. Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as ...

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Hegseth landed on Iwo Jima, now known as Iwoto, the island where Japanese and American soldiers faced off in one of the war's fiercest battles. He joined several American veterans who survived the ...

With neither beauty nor bounty to its credit, the volcanic island of Iwo Jima entered history with one of those grisly distinctions reserved for small bits of strategic land in wartime.