As the world gears up to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, it is high time for the Japanese government to adopt a correct attitude toward history and act in good faith to help maintain the postwar order.
A photo exhibition showing Japanese imperialists' atrocities in the Asia-Pacific region during war times will be held in Hong Kong and Macao in mid-December, organizers said Thursday.
Israel will cooperate with a UN inquiry committee investigating attacks on its facilities during the recent Gaza war, Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam, one of the most high profile leaders of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, has died.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a TV interview that aired Sunday he is "extremely encouraged" that his country's allies have expressed a willingness to offer military assistance in the fight against Islamic extremists.
China has played an increasingly positive role in the post-war reconstruction of Iraq, but the U.S. seemed reluctant to acknowledge the Chinese contribution and, instead, ungratefully labeled China as "a free rider" that benefited from Iraq's oil.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a support message to a ceremony honoring Class-A and other war criminals, hailing them as "foundation of Japan," local media reported Wednesday.
News Analysis: U.S. troops advised no to visit Japanese wartime shrine
Located in Kudankita in Chiyoda Ward in central Tokyo, Yasukuni Shrine is regarded as the most notorious Japanese shrine worldwide, especially in the international political arena, as each and every visit here by officials upsets and incenses Japan's neighboring countries.
Japanese war criminal, Yoshio Mizoguchi, convicted after the end of the World War II, confessed to murder of 40 Chinese during the war, according to historical document published Wednesday.
Keiji Saganaka, a Japanese armyman, confessed he had killed 831 Chinese people, including 434 civilians, during Japan's aggression war against China in the late 1930s, according to archives.
A special commission appointed to investigate thousands of missing people during Sri Lanka's three- decade war has received nearly 400 new complaints during hearings in the formerly war torn areas, an official said here on Thursday.
Members of four Japanese peace groups gathered here Monday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the beginning of China's eight-year anti-Japanese war, expressing their aspiration for peace and friendship.
China's State Archives Administration on Sunday publicized the confession of Japanese war criminal Nosuke Sasaki, the latest in a series of similar publications.
Japan's Administrative Reform Minister Tomomi Inada paid a visit to the notorious Yasukuni war shrine on Monday afternoon, local media reported.
The chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coalition ally on Tuesday admonished the visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine by Cabinet ministers and throngs of lawmakers on Tuesday, describing the homage as " undesirable."
British ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens urged the country to admit historical mistakes and create better environment for improving ties with neighboring countries, local media reported on Monday.
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