These songs ranged from love songs to numbers about loneliness, often accompanied by a good drink. One of the most familiar songs was about the many sea monsters that commanded the seas. There aren’t ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World ...

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Former residents and their descendants are allowed to visit the island for memorial events but not to live there. Following a ...

Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as part of the Ogasawara island group, but is now home to only 380 service members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.