Intransigence on history costs the future of not only Japan, but also the region and even the world.
China rejected Japanese protest against a website for the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday, saying the Japanese demand to shut down the website is "unreasonable" .
Japan is mulling the idea of allowing its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to be deployed to assist international missions of European Union troops, local media reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed government source.
Japanese dailies carrying stories that run contrary to proven and incontrovertible historical occurrences such as Nanjing Massacre committed by Japan's Imperial Army during World War II, have simply confirmed their role as ultra-conservative mouthpieces, experts believe.
As the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II draws closer, a spotlight from heavyweight political figures here as well as the international community is being firmly trained on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will craft and deliver a new statement on the historic day.
Japan's ruling coalition parties discussed on Friday whether the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) should be allowed to play an expanded role in overseas operations and even without a UN mandate in certain scenarios.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told an Upper House session on Tuesday he plans to draft legislation to allow the nation's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to be deployed overseas to rescue Japanese nationals deemed in danger.
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit off northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering a 1-meter tsunami warning for Iwate Prefecture, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a policy speech in Diet on Thursday, reiterating his determination to push for economic reforms but avoiding mentioning the most controversial security legislation which may enable the country to expand the role of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF).
Japan's cabinet approving for the first time a new charter allowing funds from the nation's Official Development Assistance (ODA) program to be used to supply support to foreign military troops involved in exclusively non-combat operations, has drawn some concern and skepticism from notable political pundits and the public alike.
The Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed in a video posted online late Saturday that it had killed a second Japanese hostage, Kenji Goto.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday condemned a possible kill of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants after a likely video released late Saturday suggested that a Japanese captive, Haruna Yukawa, was killed.
Japanese top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Sunday that the latest video suggesting a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants was killed is likely authentic, adding that Japan is still analyzing whether the clip was posted by the IS.
The Japanese government on Thursday has desperately being looking into all and every possible channels available to it in a bid to negotiate with Islamic State (IS) militants on the release of two Japanese nationals being held to ransom, before a 72-hour deadline imposed by the group expires.
The Brazilian government on Thursday condemned the kidnapping of two Japanese nationals by the Islamic State and the threat to kill both of them unless Japan pays a ransom.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Wednesday cut its inflation forcast for the fiscal 2015 starting in April in the wake of recent plunge in oil price that has weighed down consumer prices, but it kept its policy of ultra-loose monetary easing.
Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it is working to verify a video that was purportedly made by the Islamic State (IS) group and showed one of its members threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless a ransom is paid.
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