Japan's top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday he will step up negotiations with the United States toward reaching a ...

After being labeled an “enemy alien” during World War II, Hiroshi Miyamura later served his country with distinction — ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday paid their respects to Japanese nationals who died in internment camps i ...

TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.

A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man’s family.

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year's well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted "banzai" — "long live ...

When Japan passed the Act on National Flag and Anthem in 1999, ‘Kimigayo’ once again became enshrined as the country’s official national and imperial anthem. Read more: What is the national anthem of ...

Japanese warships routinely fly the Rising Sun flag, which has been the official ensign of the Maritime Self-Defense Force since 1954, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home with souvenirs from his time at war. Among them was a Japanese flag that ...