On the 15th of August 1945, the Japanese empire capitulated after the United States threw atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ...

Visitors dressed up line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) TOKYO (AFP ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows to the crowd after giving a speech during the 80th anniversary ceremony of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on ...

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 issued the 1995 proclamation on the ...

A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, the ultraconservative nationalist succeeds Shigeru Ishiba after ruling party find a ...

China has lodged a protest with Japan after Tokyo reportedly asked foreign leaders not to attend next month's parade in Beijing to mark the end of World War II. Citing anonymous diplomatic sources, ...