It is common practice for foreign dignitaries to visit a host country's national cemetery. So why can't Japanese politicians pay respects at Yasukuni Shrine?
August 15 — Despite sweltering weather, thousands of people flocked to the Yasukuni Shrine to commemorate peace and pay respect to those who died in past...
A visit to Yasukuni Shrine honors those who died in Japan’s past wars and reaffirms the nation’s resolve to renounce war and safeguard the peaceful lives...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
The Pacific War officially came to a close on August 15, 1945, but even today the images and sound clips of the Showa Emperor announcing on...
Last August 15, on the first anniversary in the Reiwa era of the end of the war, and for the first time since his ascension...
A ceremony held July 31 at the Yushukan Museum within the precincts of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo served to recall the arduous building of...
Thanks to the passionate interest of my two sons in all things pertaining to railroads, I have traveled to isolated freight yards, passed many an...
From early morning, and under cloudy skies, on August 15th, the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War II, visitors continued to gather at...
Politics and memorials to the dead are separate things. It is civilized courtesy to distinguish between them. Is it not barbarian and uncouth to debate...
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visited Yasukuni Shrine on December 29, 2016, and later answered questions from a group of reporters. A transcript of the discussion is...
The only country that is going all out to recreate the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? The People’s Republic of China (PRC), to dominate Asia.