“Ohayou!” The cheerful morning greeting echoes around the grounds of Tokyo’s historic Nezu Shrine as bright-eyed pensioners ...

Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going on trial for war crimes in November.

Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going on trial ...

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

Before World War II officially began, Japan invaded China's Manchuria region (now called Guandong) in order to expand its ...

The life and death of acclaimed writer Yukio Mishima is a cautionary reminder of the complex, sometimes dangerous relationship between creativity and fanaticism.

Sri Lanka Customs has agreed to work 24 hours to clear a backlog of import containers at Colombo Port following discussion with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a statement from his office said.

McCormick Theological Seminary President Cynthia M. Campbell was elected president and chair of the executive committee of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), becoming the fourth female ...

Four Supreme Court Judges took their oaths before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on January 12, a government statement said.

Brazil nun named Inah Canabarro Lucas has become the world’s oldest person, as coined by the Guinness World Records, after the death of the previous title holder, Japan's Tomiko Itooka ...