TOKYO -- The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later brought a scale of destruction the ...

In a report last week, his advisers referred to Japan's "aggression" in China after 1931, although two dissenters objected to the term. (Additional reporting by Jack Kim in Seoul; Editing by ...

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Many Koreans, who mark Aug. 15 as "National Liberation Day", still resent Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule, while China has bitter memories of Japan's invasion and occupation from 1931 to 1945.

A senior official in Japan's ruling party visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Monday, the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, a move likely to anger ...

Eighty years after World War II, some of Japan's last survivors are still pushing for an apology and recognition. But time is ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed "deep remorse ...

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to release his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Friday, the subject remains a divisive one in Japan -- and ...

The Allied Occupation of Japan is more than a mere military mission. It is also an experiment, a paradox, and a symbol. As a military mission, its major functions are virtually completed. The ...

He spent nine months in Japan as part of the occupation force. He says about returning home: "There was a built-in system based on points. You got so many points for each month being overseas.

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Restoration of a city landmark here last year uncovered images of the post-World War II occupation by U.S. forces, reminders now preserved for the stories they tell.

The Seoul Central District Court ordered Japan's government to pay reparations of 100 million won ($91,300) each to the families of 12 women who were forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese ...