Ruling coalition says move aligns SDF with ‘international standards’, but critics warn it risks regional tensions ...

(Adds further reaction in paragraph 13) By Teruaki Ueno TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Japan's top court on Friday rejected two compensation claims by Chinese who suffered at Japanese hands during World ...

During World War II, Japan developed one of the most ambitious naval weapons of the conflict—the I-400 Sen-Toku class ...

Japanese troops on Wednesday detonated eight unexploded, U.S.-made bombs believed to be from World War II off the coast of southern Okinawa. The ordnance — one 5-inch shell, one 4-inch shell, five ...

Transferred late in World War II, Japanese prisoners of war encountered suspicion in southwest Iowa before labor demands ...

An American bomb dropped on Japan during World War II recently exploded after lying dormant for roughly 80 years. The 500-pound bomb detonated on Wednesday at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.

The A7M Reppu (Strong Gale) was conceived to succeed the legendary A6M Zero, but it never flew. Reports from Japan, quoting defense officials in deep background, have said the country's MoD (Ministry ...

An unexploded bomb dropped during World War II and subsequently buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday morning. This damaged a runway and canceled more than 80 flights, but no one was injured ...

TOKYO — A Japanese flag, brought to America by a U.S. soldier who served in the Philippines during World War II, has returned home. The signature-covered flag was taken as a war trophy by the late ...

The appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court ordered on Thursday that the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel pay 100 million won to the four children of a Korean citizen who was a victim ...

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II suddenly detonated at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Wednesday. The blast caused significant disruption, as it left a large crater in a taxiway and ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his wife, ...