4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (288+ words) Travelers who dream of encountering yokai — Japan’s diverse cast of supernatural beings — can find them less than two hours away from Hiroshima City by train or highway bus. The story claims that in the summer of 1749 when Heitaro was only…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1773+ words) Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over the disputed territory following President Vladimir Putin's first-ever visit there last week. While it was unclear exactly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1589+ words) Shinjiro Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine took place 81 years after Japan's surrender in World War II, an anniversary when crowds, including a small number in military-style uniform -- and senior political figures -- throng the site. Three other cabinet members also went…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1491+ words) Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, on Thursday said he has “mixed feelings” about the government's revision to the Imperial House Law that insists only men can become emperor. “I believe there is no difference between men…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1093+ words) Emperor Meiji first visited the site that would become one of Japan’s most controversial shrines in 1874. He vowed that the names of those who died for their country would live there forever. More than 2.4 million people are now honored at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) As Japan marks the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombs, its leaders are pushing for a renewed debate on nuclear weapons in a challenge to the nation's long-time pacifist stance. Japan's constitution renounces offensive military force, and successive governments have maintained…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (925+ words) Nagasaki on Sunday warned nuclear powers and nations relying on nuclear deterrence of the increased risk of a war using nuclear weapons, as the Japanese city marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing with a resolve to prevent such a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (884+ words) Japan expressed concern after a Chinese navy destroyer conducted live-fire drills off a remote Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during its joint exercise with Russia, officials said Tuesday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters Tuesday that…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (742+ words) Heads bowed, experts offered their respects on Monday ahead of an excavation aimed at recovering the remains of Japanese soldiers from World War II in southern Taiwan. The site is linked to the sinking of a military transport vessel and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (514+ words) The Chinese and Russian navies held live-fire drills within Japan's exclusive economic zone over the weekend, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said, highlighting the deepening military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow. Koizumi revealed the development on Monday during a keynote…...