TOKYO (Reuters) - A regional airport in southwest Japan was closed on Wednesday after a U.S. bombshell, likely dropped during World War Two to stem "kamikaze" attacks, exploded near its runway, ...

In 1949, Japan stood at a crossroads between devastation and recovery. The country was still reeling from the impact of World War II, while facing rapid political and cultural changes under U.S.

Three Japanese-Filipinos left in the Philippines after the death or forced repatriation of their Japanese fathers after World ...

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, media reports said. Murayama, in office from 1994-1996, issued the ...

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died on Oct. 17 aged 101, officials said. Murayama issued the 1995 proclamation on the ...

In the spring of 1945, intelligence officers from the US Army Air Forces received several unexpected reconnaissance images. At the time, Japan's aviation industry had dramatically slowed down, barely ...

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for making a statement apologising over World War II, died on October 17, 2025 aged 101. [AFP] Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, ...

Japan’s former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said. Murayama, in office from 1994 to 1996, issued ...