Some politicians and commentators in Japan are reportedly worried that resigning Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may break from tradition in an apologetic message about the country’s actions in World ...

Hideki Tojo viewed the Japanese army as an instrument of divine destiny. He ultimately led his country to ruin.

Tokyo’s move comes as oil prices remain elevated amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways. Germany, Austria say ...

Japan is hurting from the Iran war ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to Washington next week. - Rules - Japan is a strong backer of the rules-based international order but Takaichi has ...

On June 1, about 220 descendants of the war dead in Japan embarked on an 11-day voyage through the Taiwan Strait to the Philippines to offer prayers for relatives who died at sea during World War II. ...

As Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru prepares for the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II this August, the United States must, for the first time, fully recognize and respond to the ...

TOKYO -- Japan paid tribute Friday to nearly 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the ...

Under the leadership of the ultraconservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party flew to a historic victory in Sunday’s snap election, becoming the first party to win more ...

Japan and Canada have signed a strategic agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in defense, economic and energy security as military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel fueled ...

For the final overseas memorial trip planned by the group, about 60 people toured Myanmar for five days from Friday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighty years after the end of World War II, a harrowing cinematic portrayal of Japanese wartime atrocities during the 1937 Nanking ...