The kamikaze program, employed by Japan’s military in the final stages of World War II, was a radical tactic in which young pilots flew explosive-laden aircraft into Allied ships, sacrificing their ...

The story of Japan’s Kamikaze pilots is a haunting reminder of the lengths to which desperation can push a nation during war. These young men, many of whom were barely adults, were both victims of ...

KASAMA, Japan (AP) — The pilots filed into the room and were presented with a form that asked if they wanted to be kamikaze. It was multiple-choice, and there were three answers: “I passionately wish ...

TOKYO — A former Japanese army pilot who helped train the infamous kamikaze — flyers who deliberately crashed into their targets — is still telling his story 80 years after the end of World War II, in ...

As World War II neared its end, Japan found itself with much of its naval forces destroyed as the Americans reconquered Japan's newly acquired islands. One way the Japanese decided to counter the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country. It’s found ...

This image provided by the U.S. National Archives shows a scan of a photo of a Japanese Zero fighter plane hitting the USS Missouri in waters off Okinawa, Japan on April 11, 1945. (U.S. National ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday likened Democrats to “kamikaze pilots” while addressing GOP senators at the White House. “I think they’re kamikaze pilots,” Trump said. “I just got back from Japan, ...

U.S. Marines perform a rifle salute on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Missouri and subsequent burial at ...