Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates. Japan holds a solemn ceremony on August 15, the ...

RI is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of WWII in 1945 with the surrender of Japan on August ...

Monday marks a holiday that Rhode Island, alone amongst all 50 states, recognizes as official- Victory Day, also commonly referred to as Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime ...

Rhode Island is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan on Aug. 14, 1945.

In Rhode Island, one of the strongest and most robust sister-city relationships has been built between the port cities of Newport and Shimoda, Japan.

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has faced criticism for focusing on Japan's surrender and the atomic bombings, ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the Japanese surrender.

Victory in Japan Day falls on August 15, marking the day Japanese forces surrendered and an end was brought to hostilities in the Pacific theatre.

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WHDH) - Three people were hospitalized after a plane crash at Block Island State Airport in Rhode Island on Wednesday. Around 12:29 p.m., officials say over 20 people from New ...

Tributes have been paid to Far East warrior Richard Day who died weeks before the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marking the official end of the Second World War. The hero was ...

While Rhode Island is the smallest state in the nation, several towns are considered rural and remote despite our population of over 1.1 million. I grew up in the northern part of the ...