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Eighty years have passed since the end of a war that brought Japan to the brink of destruction and claimed countless lives in ...
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 ...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday vowed to seek forward-looking, mutually beneficial cooperation with Japan ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Friday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its ...
The four-day Awa Odori festival kicked off with its typical splendor on Aug. 12 with dancers showcasing their energetic ...