On Aug. 6, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in history to be attacked with an atomic bomb. Eighty years have passed since this incident and the formal end of World War II in Japan. Hiroshima is ...

A U.S. spy plane flew a probing flight deep into the contested South China Sea on Wednesday, flight data showed.

A spotlight is on the Tsushima Strait. That’s because China’s new submarine rescue ship was recently spotted by Japan’s ...

An exclusive excerpt from Ghosts of Hiroshima recounts the tale of one the few western eye-witnesses, a POW, and the guard ...

In August 1945, the two successful war-ending bombing missions on Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted from top-secret training ...

With a “secret” weapon preparing to gamble and end the war in the Pacific, only a select number of scientists, military ...

Explore Japan's most ancient tales and creation myths from the Ainu people of Hokkaido to the Ryukyuans in the south.

How to take a day trip to Cape Soya from Sapporo. Train times, bus times, and what not to miss on a Cape Soya day trip.

At 11.04 yesterday morning, a bell rang for the first time in 80 years, at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki. The church was at the epicentre of the atomic bomb blast at that time on 9 August 1945. A Mass ...

Here’s our full guide to renting a car in Japan – what you’ll need, how to book, and what to expect on the road.

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

Al Seidman's centenarian celebration will be Aug. 16 on the USS Constellation in Baltimore Harbor, near the Coast Guard ...