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?
One need not know much about the "Nanjing Massacre" to harbor doubts about the claims made within Iris Chang's 1997 book, "The Rape of Nanking."
Keiko Nakamura explains that Edo period samurai risked their lives to protect Hokkaido. That history could be lost if the propaganda is not addressed.
A fourth generation Japanese American took her grandfather's advice to heart and traced her roots, gaining self-confidence and pride in her own identity.
The Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor "sister park" pact highlights the potential for nations once at war to cultivate peace through cooperation — but concerns remain.
There are many reasons women, including the comfort women, enter prostitution. Regardless of the reason, when it comes to the sex business, coercion is a given.
Henry Kissinger is hailed as a foreign policy guru. But in this review, his analysis of Japan is fundamentally flawed, possibly due to his WWII experiences.
Two articles on war drew a strong response from our readers: an interview with a WWII officer and an analysis of private military companies in Russia.
"The best solution to resolving historical disputes is by promoting the facts" — Hwang Uiwon, editor-in-chief of MediaWatch, at the wartime labor history forum.
One of the least known and more tragic operations during the Battle of Okinawa began on June 9, 1945, on Aguni Island. We take a look...
Masamitsu Yoshioka, 105, is the last survivor of those who attacked Pearl Harbor. He talks about cheating death and the lives lost on both sides of...
Masamitsu Yoshioka, 105, is the last survivor of those who attacked Pearl Harbor. His plane carried an 800-kilogram torpedo, hitting home with deadly accuracy.