1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (361+ words) Yohei Kono, a veteran Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan's wartime military, has died, officials said. He was 89. Kono had placed great importance on promoting friendly ties…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (410+ words) Japan's U. N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism of its military buildup at "a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of the U. N. Charter. Russia's foreign ministry said that allowing U. S. missile systems to be deployed…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (734+ words) D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it. The tense 72 hours before the invasion…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (265+ words) China has expressed its firm opposition to the deployment of U. S. midrange missile systems in Japan, saying it threatens regional security and exacerbates the risks of military confrontation and an arms race. "It is detrimental to regional peace and stability in…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1122+ words) Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, in one of the longest attacks by Moscow in the 4-year-old war, President…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (715+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the "beginning of the end…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1338+ words) Long-pacifist Japan has shed its self-imposed ban on lethal weaponry exports, gunning for a prominent place in the global defense trade -- a challenging feat that analysts say could take years to achieve. Under Japan's once-strict stance adopted following its World…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (425+ words) A cross-party group of over 120 Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, regarded as a symbol of the nation's past militarism by its Asian neighbors, for its spring festival. Minoru Kiuchi, the minister of economic and fiscal policy, visited…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1476+ words) An American You Tuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison by a Seoul court on Wednesday. Prosecutors had…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (707+ words) Below the waves off Germany's northern tourist beaches, a toxic time bomb lurks on the Baltic Sea floor -- enormous quantities of World War II munitions that are slowly rusting away. Scientists warn that as salt water corrodes the metal casings…...