TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Aug 15 sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, while the country’s defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi and three other Cabinet members visited the site as Japan marked the 81st ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war with two atomic bombs. Also: 2 Dividend Legends To Hold ...

It’s a controversial move that some fear deviates from Tokyo’s pacifist ideals, but one others say is much needed in a country once called a “paradise for spies.”

SASEBO/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan on Saturday activated its first marine unit since World War Two trained to counter invaders occupying Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea that Tokyo fears are vulnerable to attack by China. In a ...

TOKYO—Japan is struggling to quell a mounting barrage of international criticism over the country's wartime acts. A United Nations human-rights panel last week urged Japanese officials to stop re-traumatizing "comfort women" forced to work as sex slaves ...

Heads bowed, experts offered their respects on Monday ahead of an excavation aimed at recovering the remains of Japanese soldiers from World War II in so

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism