Japan's Chrysanthemum throne will continue to play a key role in enhancing interest in Japanese society, value systems, and cultural distinctiveness.
In 1960, Crown Prince Akihito planted a sapling in New Delhi. By 2013, it had grown into a majestic tree, symbolizing the flourishing of Japan-India relations.
The warmth accorded to Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko was evident even in 1960 as archives record the Indian public gathering to greet them
Upon visiting the statue in Taiwan commemorating late PM Shinzo Abe, Dr Robert D Eldridge reports on local sentiments and the depth of bilateral friendship.
"The line between life and death is paper thin," says one of the survivors, as she recounts surviving the heat and flames of the Tokyo firebombing.
This installment in the series focuses on turbulent Bakumatsu Japan and an incident near Kobe between British civilians and the Bizen clan of daimyo in 1868.
South Korea has yet to return a cultural property stolen from Japan. It needs to learn to separate judicial procedure from biased historical narratives.
The issues are difficult, but President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea shows courage in floating a new proposal to end the acrimony with Japan, says Mr...
Two experts share insights on the cultural value of the Sado Island Gold Mines that, without mechanization, led the world in gold extraction volume and quality.
The comfort women myth has already deeply wounded Japan-South Korea relations. Is the latest breakthrough enough to promote a resolution in this history war?
While Pyongyang foments rancor in the comfort women issue, "The path to friendship between Japan and South Korea lies in the facts" ーProfessor Tsutomu Nishioka.
Focusing on a South Korean student group involved in the comfort women demonstrations helps illustrate North Korea's influence behind this issue.