Despite the national interests at stake, NHK didn't implement its technical system to intervene when the Chinese contract staff member made unscripted comments.
The youngest LDP leadership candidate, Shinjiro Koizumi set the pace on campaign issues, including the constitution, surnames, and North Korea's abductions.
The NHK Chinese announcer made false, unauthorized statements repeating Chinese propaganda about the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa during a public broadcast.
The author supports Sanae Takaichi for prime minister, praising her values, leadership, clean record, and commitment to Japan's culture and interests.
We are a democracy that yearns for peace. Consider the spirits of the war dead and their families over the demands of countries that view Japan...
Family members of the war dead, the Emperor, and politicians came together at the Nippon Budokan to pay their respects in Tokyo.
Yasukuni Shrine remains a site of personal and national reflection on war and peace revealing deeper significance beyond the criticisms of Japan's neighbors.
One suspect involved in the Yasukuni Shrine vandalism was arrested while extradition challenges for the others are magnifying diplomatic tensions with China.
Vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine by a foreign visitor resulted in property damage and defiling of a religious place, prompting new diplomatic tension with China.
The Chinese government frowns on the vandalism at Yasukuni Shrine, but admonishing its citizens is not enough. It should send the suspects to Japan.
There is a strange debate over the Self-Defense Force using the term "Greater East Asia War." GHQ disallowed it during the Occupation, but that ended in...
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?
