Japan’s transformation into a militarist state didn’t happen overnight. In Part 1 of this series, we explore the early ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial ...

For Japan’s postwar generations that had taken peace for granted, the conflict now raging in Ukraine has given many a new perspective on what it costs not to become embroiled in war, and the ...

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could ...

The Zero endures as a symbol of Imperial Japan’s efficiency and menace. Imperial Japan’s most iconic piece of military ...

The head of Japan's ruling coalition partner on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to issue a fresh war ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

The museum will showcase flags central to the liberation of American soldiers who were kept prisoners of war following the ...

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Tokyo Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early July, government sources sai ...