Facing relentless American bombing, Japan launched its largest ground offensive of WW2 in China to seize US airfields and disrupt Allied supply routes. The operation achieved limited short term ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that the country is facing its “most severe and complex security environment” since World War II, pointing to China’s expanding military activities ...

My parents were just children when they were wrested from their homes into tarpaper barracks surrounded by barbed wire. The message: They were not welcome. On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D.

From the 13,243 Japanese civilians captured on Saipan last summer, U.S. soldiers picked 500, polled them Gallup fashion. Purpose: to get an approximation of what the Jap in the street thinks about the ...

Two villains emerge in this documentary: a historic earthquake, and corrupt people.

Despite the unexpected return of the defending champions, the 2026 Olympics brought a changing of the guard in pairs skating. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan emerged with the gold medal after a ...

The internment of Japanese Americans during World War Two has been remembered in an event in the western US state of California, which is home to many residents of Japanese descent. The event came ...

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral ties in a meeting on Feb 14, as the Asian nation faces ...

Celebrating the power of media for education since 1965.

SAN FRANCSICO (KGO) -- A tribute to the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned during World War II took place in San Francisco's Japantown Sunday. The "Bay Area Day of Remembrance" ...

Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back to life as fears of the country’s debt have sent yields surging. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo For two ...

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