On the 15th of August 1945, the Japanese empire capitulated after the United States threw atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ...

She significantly softens her usual tough stance towards China by expressing her willingness to "deepen her personal ...

Visitors dressed up line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) TOKYO (AFP ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows to the crowd after giving a speech during the 80th anniversary ceremony of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on ...

Japan is seeking to create a more self-sufficient military as a deterrence against China’s increasingly assertive military ...

A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, the ultraconservative nationalist succeeds Shigeru Ishiba after ruling party find a ...

He said that Japan caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China has lodged a protest with Japan after Tokyo reportedly asked foreign leaders not to attend next month's parade in Beijing to mark the end of World War II. Citing anonymous diplomatic sources, ...

Nobel laureate Nihon Hidankyo reportedly sent a letter of protest to the US embassy in Japan after Trump said on Thursday ...

TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64 ...