PAGO PAGO, American Samoa—Delegate Aumua Amata (R-A. Samoa) released the following statement last Thursday in honor of veterans for the 73rd anniversary of V-J Day, or Victory in the Pacific: “On Sept. 2, 1945, the world celebrated the end of World War II, and the Allied forces...

The Sanpoen Japanese group lit up about 300 lanterns last Saturday evening at the Hopwood Middle School beach to pay homage to Japanese soldiers who perished during World War II. Before lighting the candles, Japanese priest and coordinator Kamsho Kayaki performed a 30-minute...

A new group made mostly of students hope to burnish the islands’ World War II remains one relic at a time. Richard Bareares, who was a guest speaker in Tuesday’s Rotary Club of Saipan meeting at the Hyatt Regency Saipan, said the group, called The Historic Restoration Committee,...

The CNMI is littered with machinery used as weapons during the Second World War back in the 1940s and a group of young history junkies aim to refurbish these relics to restore them to their former glory. Jarae Pierce, a 16-year-old high school student, is the founder of the...