Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

The successful rebuilding of post-war Japan may have encouraged the U.S. in its attempts at nation-building. But Japan is not a universal model. A look back at the past -- and ahead to the future ...

In a remarkable example of how times have changed, Japan is expanding its military with NATO. T here was a time when the ...

Japan’s largest Yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling ...

Post-war turmoil means we can never truly grasp ... GHQ determined that ships carrying Japanese returnees with just one cholera patient must quarantine for a full 14 days—more than twice the ...

The violent deportation of migrants is not new, and New Zealand forces had a hand in such a regime after World War II.

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago. The visit ...