Japan's annual springtime sniffles aren't just bad—they're the legacy of a postwar forestry bet that went sideways, reports ...

Japan’s decision to send combat troops to the Philippines for the first time since World War II and participate in a ship-sinking drill in the South China Sea this week underscores Tokyo’s rising ...

With deafening sound and thick smoke, a missile roared off from a dark green missile launcher parked on an open ground…This 29-second video clip released by Philippine media on social media is not a ...

Japan's eight decades of pacifism looks to be dismantling since Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister in October 2025 Japan has relaxed decades-old restrictions on its arms exports, clearing the way ...

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fired Type 88 anti-ship missiles during the Balikatan exercises in the northern Philippines, marking its first overseas combat missile launch since World War II. The ...

Beijing says Japan's 'neo-militarism' is a 'scourge' that threatens regional peace and stability China condemned what it called Japan's first "offensive missile" test overseas in eight decades, saying ...

A post-war reforestation strategy is now being blamed for Japan’s growing hay fever epidemic affecting millions every spring.

Pascal Lottaz (Lottaz), a Swiss scholar and an associate professor at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Law and Hakubi ...

It's a reflection of just how fresh the political debate about Japan's role in World War II remains here, even 80 years after its end. TOKYO (AP) — Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away ...