Born in Tokyo, Watanabe was drafted into the military during World War II after entering the Tokyo Imperial University, today’s University of Tokyo. After the war, he joined the Japanese ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

For the first time since World War II, Japanese forces may soon set foot on Philippine soil. But before that historic moment, Tokyo’s foreign minister is in Manila this week to iron out the ...

Since the end of the most deadly conflict in human history, hundreds of World War 2 movies have been produced worldwide. Express.co.uk unveiled the Top 10 of all time, as ranked by fans on IMDb ...

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, author and the real James Herriot? MASTERPIECE got the fascinating facts and sometimes surprising timeline from All ...

The M2 money stock in Japan was up 3.2 percent on year in December, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday - coming in at 1,257.7 ...

Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' ...

Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...

Japan aims to not only continue raising the budget for its military aid program over the coming years but also expand the number of recipient countries, with the Foreign Ministry considering up to ...