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The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) from Tokyo and was the scene of five weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II. “I ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...

The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250 kilometers (780 miles) from Tokyo and was the scene of five weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II.

In his first trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth visited Iwo Jima and attended a memorial with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) from Tokyo and was the scene of five weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II. "I ...

This story has been updated to clarify that the ship had not yet thrown its lines over. USS Iwo Jima… USNI News is the independent, non-profit news service of the Naval Institute. Our mission ...

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 ...

The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250km from Tokyo and was the scene of five weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II. “I’d like to ...