Wartime 'comfort woman' believed to the end Japan owed her an apology
[2015-07-23 18:08]Zhou Fengying, who had served as Japan's wartime sex slaves, believed until drawing her final breath that the Japanese owed her an apology.
Proof of Japan's infamous Unit 526 unearthed in bookstore
[2015-07-22 08:12]A post-90s man has collected thousands of photos related to Japan's invasion during World War II, of which at least 2,000 have never been seen before.
Defense paper accusations against China provoke anger
[2015-07-22 07:53]The Japanese Cabinet has triggered an angry response from its Asian neighbors after it approved an annual defense white paper, a document that in belligerent terms accuses China of raising regional tensions.
Japan cabinet approves defense white paper 2015
[2015-07-21 13:41]The Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved a defense white paper for 2015, in which it describes the security situation surrounding Japan has become "increasingly tough."
Chinese DM expresses concern over Japan's security bills
[2015-07-17 17:54]Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan Friday expressed concern over the security bills passed by Japan's lower house of parliament that will expand the role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF).
China asks Japan to respect neighbors' security concerns
[2015-07-17 07:38]Beijing makes a strong protest about Tokyo's legislative campaign to lift restrictions on Japan's armed forces, describing them as "unprecedented".
Shinzo Abe slashes 7 decades of pacifism, switches Japan to war mode
[2015-07-16 15:48]By fatally slashing Japan's seven decades of pacifism, like a Shogun's shoulder to waist "kesagiri" finishing move, in the very year marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday realized his dream of abandoning postwar order and switching his country back into war mode.
Japan's ruling bloc rams through controversial war bills in lower house
[2015-07-16 13:56]Japan's ruling coalition led by PM Shinzo Abe rammed through a series of controversial security bills in the all-powerful lower house Thursday.
Draft laws to increase powers of military approved by committee
[2015-07-16 07:51]A committee of Japan's lower house passed controversial security bills aimed at beefing up the role of Japan's military on Wednesday, despite domestic opposition and concern among neighboring countries.
China urges Japan to gain neighbors' trust with actions
[2015-06-16 19:17]A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson urged the Japanese government to take tangible action to get the trust of its neighbors on Tuesday.
Japan should issue apology to Asian states, ex-PM says
[2015-05-11 06:58]Japan should again apologize to other Asian countries for its wartime behavior, according to the country's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama.
Japanese minister visits notorious shrine
[2015-04-23 10:04]A minister of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet visited the war criminal-honored Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, one day after Chinese President Xi Jinping told Abe that history issue is a major matter of principle concerning political basis of bilateral ties.