Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he attended a memorial ... fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died ...

Former residents and their descendants have been allowed to visit the island for memorial events but not to live. The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes about 10 days after Japan and the U.S. held a ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in ...

Credit: AP Cram, who landed on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, spent the first night in a foxhole by himself ... minister to attend the joint Iwo Jima memorial. The 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima is best ...