February marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. Fought in the closing months of World War II, the operation to ...

The Japanese writer and nationalist, a darling of the US far right, was haunted by the aesthetics of self-destruction.

Watanabe took on several TV roles before gaining his feature film debut in MacArthur's Children, a movie about the impact of the United States Occupation on Japan after World War II. Under the ...

Before we get to the story of General Douglas MacArthur, I need to give a brief back-story explaining the three different ... then on to Melbourne and later Brisbane where he was to oversee the Allied ...

When General MacArthur after the war asked Hirohito why ... Prince Konoye, the former Premier, stated bluntly that Japan faced certain defeat and urged his cousin the Emperor to take positive ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% ...

We expect skills like communication, strategic thinking and team management from leaders. What if the skill of self-care was a criteria to sit in a leadership role. Discover top strategies and ...

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A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.