China's Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs Fu Cong has called upon Japan and its younger generation to adopt an all-encompassing view of world history so that the suffering of all nations including China's can be remembered accordingly.
August 15 marked the 71st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender during World War II. However, on this special day when Japan should spend time reflecting on its history of militaristic aggression, its Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan’s efforts to muddle the waters of the South China Sea are perverse acts that turn back the wheel of history, a Chinese expert wrote on Monday in an article that marked the 71st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II and called on the public to ponder Japan’s real intentions.
Seventy-one years following Japan's surrender in World War II, the specter of militarism is still haunting the country and the Asia-Pacific.
South Korea expressed deep regret and worry on Monday over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sending a ritual offering to a notorious Tokyo war shrine and a group of Japanese politicians paying respect to the infamous shrine.
Regardless of the feelings of the peoples of neighboring countries, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday sent a ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on the 71st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
"The Abe government's warped historical view won't have any future. Only by reflecting upon history, can Japan achieve true reconciliation with its Asian neighbors," said Takakage Fujita.
Japan on Friday (Aug 12) announced it is pouring a massive US$2.4 billion (S$3.2 billion) into a new railway in the Philippines aimed at easing Manila's notorious gridlock.
Nagasaki, a southwest Japanese city, marked the 71st anniversary of atomic bombing on Tuesday, amid calls from ordinary japanese people for reflecting on the country's aggression history.
The 82-year-old Japanese Emperor Akihito delivered a 10-minute message to the Japanese people Monday, indicating his wish to abdicate during his lifetime and his determination to defend Japan's existing postwar constitution.
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito may be heir to one of the world's oldest monarchies, but he is not shy about knocking the institution he represents or his country's warring past.
With the launch of its latest ballistic missiles this year, DPRK has dragged Japan into its ongoing tussle with South Korea and the United States over the deployment of a US advanced anti-missile shield in the South against the North.
Sex parlors in Japan are so over-the-top bonkers that they can be considered artworks in their own right.
South Korea has joined China in opposing Japan's 2016 defense white paper, a policy document Tokyo is using to justify its efforts to move away from an isolated and pacifistic defense posture to a more active one.
Philippine government warned on Wednesday its people against illegally tavelling to Japan in search of work after six human trafficking cases involving Filipinos in Japan last year were reported.
On August 2, Japanese government approved this year's version of defense white paper, which described the security environment surrounding the country "increasingly severe". It highlighted "more tangible" and "acute" challenges and destabilizing factors.
Japan's government approved a defense white paper on Tuesday, with a large portion of the document focusing on China's normal and legal maritime activities in the East and South China Seas.
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