Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), Sep. 2, 1945. Credit: Army Signal Corps photographer ...

A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead - Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more ...

Today, Japanese historical revisionism has moved far beyond the "craft workshop" model once relied on by a handful of right-wing scholars, publishing houses, and political groups. Instead, it has ...

Abe Shinzo, then Japan’s prime minister, is seen behind a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing former “comfort women,” who served as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II, near the ...

The yen leapt on Monday, keeping traders on alert for further intervention from authorities to shore up Japan's historically ...