Japan and South Korea have clashed again over wartime sexual slavery, with Tokyo rejecting UN criticism and calling Korean ...

Correctly confronting history for Japan means far more than simply acknowledging "aggression" and "defeat". At the 102nd ...

Some politicians and commentators in Japan are reportedly worried that resigning Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may break from ...

On 1945, Japan officially surrendered to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, marking the end of World War II. The deadliest war in history was over. Also on this day in 1666, the Great ...

The history of the Kimono Dress and the clothing revolution surrounding 19th century Japan. In the 19th century, Japan opened its doors to the world. The Kimono Dress, emblematic of a broader clothing ...

Eighty years ago today on Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers, bringing an end to World War II.

How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures. By Aatish Taseer Photographs by Tess Ayano ON A BLUSTERY afternoon last November, I stood on the ...

Japan argues that whaling is part of its history and culture. A rigid insistence on maritime sovereignty offers a more convincing explanation for Tokyo’s stance. In this image provided by the ...

People visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu ...

China commemorated 80 years since the end of World War Two this week with a massive military parade against a backdrop of a ...