Two landers owned by US and Japanese companies to carry out separate tests on the Moon's surface. The first minister delivers a rendition of Kimigayo, to welcome Ambassador Suzuki to Wales.

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Japan was a land of mystery to American baseball fans for many years, but it's safe to say the perception has changed. The success of many players from the Land of the Rising Sun -- from Hideo Nomo to ...

At the end of World War II, Japan had to contend with two megaquakes that occurred along the Nankai trench in 1944 and 1946.

A soldier just three weeks from basic infantry training graduation died while off-duty at Fort Moore, Georgia on Jan. 8. Pfc. McCallaster Foley, 20, was killed in what base officials said was a ...

“Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. By Aruna D’Souza One ...

“Japan is facing the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II.” Japan is alarmed by China intruding into its southwestern archipelago, and it regards Russia ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

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A new World War 2 film called Vermiglio, which won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, is arriving in UK cinemas this weekend. Not only that, but the critically ...

Emperor Hirohito announces Japan’s capitulation on August 15, and the formal surrender occurs on September 2 aboard the USS Missouri. October 24: United Nations Established The United Nations (UN) is ...

The issue is sensitive for Ukraine because some of the World War II-era Ukrainian nationalists are regarded as national heroes because of their struggle for Ukraine’s statehood.