Among them was a Japanese sword he’d found on an Okinawa beach in the final days of World War II. It was six months after I first asked Benny if he’d be interested in finding the sword’s owner.

Japan Tobacco, one of the world’s largest cigarette makers, has announced it has no intention of exiting the lucrative Russian market – a decision experts attribute to the lack of public ...

As World War II neared its end, Japan found itself with much of its naval forces destroyed as the Americans reconquered Japan's newly acquired islands. One way the Japanese decided to counter the ...

The shocking photos show the prisoners of war reduced to skin and bone after being starved and brutally beaten by their captors until they were freed following the fall of Japan in 1945.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference after paying a visit to Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 6, 2025. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Finding time ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday pushed Japan to invest in U.S. energy and technology, showered his closest Asian ally with praise and sought a way out of a dispute ...

“Japan is facing the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II.” Japan is alarmed by China intruding into its southwestern archipelago, and it regards Russia ...

Ishiba's extremely tight schedule since becoming Japan's prime minister in October has forced him to now only smoke "several cigarettes a day." He has gone so far as to suggest he may quit smoking ...

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited the site of the tragedy on Wednesday. They placed flowers at a memorial near the adult education centre, expressing their grief. "We are ...

Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...