TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday vowed to keep in mind Japan's "remorse" over World War II as the ...

Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living ...

After the end of the Cold War, regional conflicts have erupted. The U.S. stepped up its pressure on Japan to contribute ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Japan to "face history squarely" on Friday, the 80th anniversary of ...

During World War II, American bombers flew over Japan, and the incendiary bombs they dropped reduced cities to ashes, forcing ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday vowed to seek forward-looking, mutually beneficial cooperation with Japan ...

The following is a tentative translation of the address by Emperor Naruhito on the occasion of the Memorial Ceremony for the ...

An "oirokashi" ceremony, in which kimonos used in rituals are hung out to dry, was held at Hachimankohyo Shrine in the town ...

A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) investigator reported illegal acts by officers during an investigation of Japanese ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Friday morning as Japan's stronger-than-expected April-June economic growth eased concern over the ...

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 1.0 percent in the April-June period, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly ...

In the 80 years since Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender, bringing World War II to an end, Tatsukuma Ueno and his ...