New PM Shigeru Ishiba gets to decide who gets the top government and party jobs, but a little cunning would have helped avoid decisions sure to...
In this series, Dr Chansoria examines archival documents to explain why India signed a separate treaty with Japan instead of the San Francisco Peace Treaty.
Abe's impact was global, as four former Australian PMs were there to attest, and another message: that Japanese society will not accept political assassination.
Scheduled for September 27, the state funeral is expected to surpass the attendees for Shigeru Yoshida in 1967. Invitees include Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
Skillfully translated by Graham B Leonard, the author takes an historical journey into the regional vision of postwar Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira.
The former prime minister is only the fourth postwar Japanese leader to receive the country’s highest and most exclusive order of awards since the end of...
Documents detailing conversations spanning the years from 1949 to 1953 between Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor Showa, and Michiji Tajima, the first grand...
Michiji Tajima, the first grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, kept detailed records of his audiences with Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor...
Later this week, I will have the honor of attending the memorial ceremony of the Battle of Okinawa, which took place 74 years ago. Organized...
The Reiwa era has commenced, and all Japanese need to be aware of the true significance of that poetic name that constitutes a call to...
The original film festival poster unveiled by the University of Malaga in Spain is shown on the left, and the redesigned poster in response to Korean...
By Fumito Ishibashi Shinzo Abe secured a third three-year term of office in the latest leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic...
