2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (414+ words) Japan has protested a new world map adopted by the UN after it showed the disputed Kuril Islands as part of Russia. Japan’s government demanded a correction to the map, known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection. The UN General…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (566+ words) Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has established itself as a significant political force in the 13 years since its founding, but it has never been part of any state or federal government. That’s a result of what is often called a…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (16+ words) The Independent...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (996+ words) The Russian leader’s first visit to the disputed Kuril islands has exposed how far ties between Moscow and Tokyo have deteriorated, and why Japan has grown increasingly assertive in expanding its military capabilities. Namita Singh writes For a few hours…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (535+ words) China urges Tokyo to do ‘serious soul-searching’ after defence minister visits shrine seen as symbol of Japanese militarism Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo despite past pledges to visit the monument on the anniversary of Japan’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1262+ words) Hours after Japanese war planes bombed Pearl Harbor and military installations across Oʻahu on December 7, 1941, martial law fell over the Hawaiian Islands. The military took control of the territory almost overnight. And the FBI, which had a list of suspects,…...