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80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Adm. Samuel Paparo, chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, makes a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the signing of the document marking Japan's surrender in World War II, held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, in attendance.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

TINIAN, United States, Aug. 7 Kyodo - A ceremony is held on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a model of the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on display. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities. (Kyodo)

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80th A-bomb anniversary

A woman throws a flower into the sea during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

A ceremony is held on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a model of the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on display. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan (L) offers a wreath during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan (L) offers a wreath during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Japanese Consul to Saipan Akiko Tejima delivers a speech during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, served as the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan delivers a speech during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, served as the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 13TH ARR. BUOT STREET. MURAL BY STREET ARTIST JULIEN MALLAND (BETTER KNOWN UNDER THE PSEUDONYM OF SETH) SYMBOLIZING THE COURAGE OF UKRAINIANS IN THE FACE OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION. "FOR MY UKRAINIAN FRIENDS", IS THE TITLE CHOSEN FOR HIS NEW WORK: A LITTLE UKRAINIAN GIRL LEAPING BRAVELY ON RUSSIAN TANKS WHICH SHE CRUSHES WHILE CARRYING A FLAG OF HER COUNTRY<BR> SETH HAD GONE TO KIEV IN 2014. IT WAS THE DAY AFTER THE MAIDAN REVOLUTION, AND ITS FRESCO, IN THE HISTORIC HEART OF THE CITY, CELEBRATED THE NEW FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY. SEVEN YEARS LATER, HIS PARISIAN WORK IS A CRY FROM THE HEART AGAINST THE WAR, A SUPPORT FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 13TH ARR. BUOT STREET. MURAL BY STREET ARTIST JULIEN MALLAND (BETTER KNOWN UNDER THE PSEUDONYM OF SETH) SYMBOLIZING THE COURAGE OF UKRAINIANS IN THE FACE OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION. "FOR MY UKRAINIAN FRIENDS", IS THE TITLE CHOSEN FOR HIS NEW WORK: A LITTLE UKRAINIAN GIRL LEAPING BRAVELY ON RUSSIAN TANKS WHICH SHE CRUSHES WHILE CARRYING A FLAG OF HER COUNTRY<BR> SETH HAD GONE TO KIEV IN 2014. IT WAS THE DAY AFTER THE MAIDAN REVOLUTION, AND ITS FRESCO, IN THE HISTORIC HEART OF THE CITY, CELEBRATED THE NEW FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY. SEVEN YEARS LATER, HIS PARISIAN WORK IS A CRY FROM THE HEART AGAINST THE WAR, A SUPPORT FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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apan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured after laying flowers on April 7, 2025, at a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured after laying flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit on April 7, 2025, a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers on April 7, 2025, at a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) and Empress Masako (front, R) visit on April 7, 2025, the memorial monument on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean erected by the Japanese central government to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the battle against the United States on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers on April 7, 2025, at the memorial monument on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean erected by the Japanese central government to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the battle against the United States on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow after laying flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

A Japanese government plane carrying Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lands on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025. The imperial couple will commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025. The imperial couple will commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025. The imperial couple will commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a memorial monument on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean, erected to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the war against the United States. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Iwoto Island

File photo taken on Oct. 30, 2023, shows Iwoto Island, a World War II battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a memorial tower on Iwoto Island, a World War II battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a discarded tank on Iwoto Island, a World War II battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Japan emperor, empress off to Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, before flying to Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple will commemorate the war dead on the island in Ogasawara, Tokyo, where Japan and the United States fought an intense battle during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Japan emperor, empress off to Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako are pictured at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, before flying to Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple will commemorate the war dead on the island in Ogasawara, Tokyo, where Japan and the United States fought an intense battle during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) meets the press after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front) visits Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, on March 29, 2025, to attend a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service to commemorate the war dead on the Pacific Ocean island. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service is held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) offers flowers during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (2nd from L) offers flowers during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are pictured after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle there during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service held on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the war dead on Iwoto Island, previously known as Iwojima, in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought an intense battle during World War II, resulting in the death of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers. (Pool photo)

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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 13, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 10, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 10, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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80th anniv. of Battle of Peleliu

Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2024, shows an airfield repaired in recent years by the U.S. military on the small coral island of Peleliu, Palau. The Pacific island will mark the 80th anniversary on Nov. 27 of the end of the Battle of Peleliu between the U.S. and Japanese militaries during World War II.

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80th anniv. of Battle of Peleliu

Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2024, shows an airfield repaired in recent years by the U.S. military on the small coral island of Peleliu, Palau. The Pacific island will mark the 80th anniversary on Nov. 27 of the end of the Battle of Peleliu between the U.S. and Japanese militaries during World War II.

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80th anniv. of Battle of Peleliu

Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2024, shows an airfield repaired in recent years by the U.S. military on the small coral island of Peleliu, Palau. The Pacific island will mark the 80th anniversary on Nov. 27 of the end of the Battle of Peleliu between the U.S. and Japanese militaries during World War II.