A Japanese diplomat is creating abstract art using sand from Israel and the Palestinian territories as symbols of prayers for ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week.

FUKUOKA, Japan - “Eighty years ago today, (my father, Lt. Kentaro Toji) was one of the executioners in an incident involving ...

Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored with a solemn ceremony.

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

Operated by a Japanese civic organization and established with the aim of faithfully conveying historical facts and helping younger generations in Japan better understand the horrors of war and the ...

The peace symbol went on to become popular in his home country of Japan, as well as other parts of East Asia, and it's now used all over the globe. We want to know, what's your go to pose when ...

Japan’s warships to visit China-funded Cambodian naval base in sign of ‘friendship’ Cambodia said it was giving priority to Japanese ships to enter the Ream Naval Base as a tribute to the ...

From left, Jiro Hamasumi, Terumi Tanaka and Michiko Kodama, representatives of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, ...

Japan, protected under the U.S. nuclear umbrella, has refused to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons despite repeated requests by survivors.

On Dec. 8, a blackened canteen recovered from WWII will be the focal point of a ceremony honoring those who died in a bombing raid led by the U.S. on Shizuoka, Japan.