On the 15th of August 1945, the Japanese empire capitulated after the United States threw atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was the last country of the Axis powers that continued its war, and ...

His televised address as prime minister delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender set a marker for ...

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims ...

U.S.-Japan defense relations could get a boost if Sanae Takaichi — a nationalist politician who has pushed stronger military ties — becomes prime minister in a parliamentary vote Tuesday.

Trump had repeatedly criticized the decades-old U.S.-Japan security treaty as “one-sided.” He can take some credit for ...

Japan’s likely new prime minister is a wake-up call for America’s Indo-Pacific allies who have been lagging in shoring up ...

Four years ago, Atascadero couple Hiroko and Hidehiko Nogi walked into the Cayucos antique shop ‘Remember When’ and discovered a so-called 'Good Luck Flag,' which was carried by a Japanese soldier who ...

In Japan, a female former soldier won a high-profile court case that shone a rare light on cases of sexual assault in the country's military. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports that the verdict is seen as ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members here worked together Nov. 19 to beautify a piece of history on the installation that dates to World War II. The effort ...

Australian troops, mostly drawn from Townsville, took part in Exercise Orient Shield for the first time training shoulder to ...