Isoroku Yamamoto was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy during the Second World War. He was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war of 1905 and commanded the attacking fleet during the, ...

During the Second World War, the Japanese had quite a different war ethos than the Allied powers and even their own allies such as the Germans and Italians. During the later stages of the war, they ...

“Making such a remark to justify a sneak attack and boast about its outcome is a piece of nonsense that ignores lessons from ...

Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the ...

Japan’s participation was made possible by a visiting forces agreement reached with the Philippines amid China tensions.

The move represents a historic shift in Japan’s security engagement with Southeast Asia – and Manila specifically.

She also proposed to fundamentally strengthen Japan's defense capabilities, expand the export of lethal weapons, and enhance ...

Today, as Japan's "new militarism" shows signs of revival, its dangerous trajectory demands great vigilance and firm opposition from the international community. Only by genuinely learning from ...

They thought it was divine intervention. Excavations off Japan have uncovered the wreck of a Mongol ship linked to the 13th ...

TOKYO, Japan — Senior US and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan’s ...