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Japan marks 81st anniv. of WWII end, without 'remorse' ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Saturday marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender ...
Japanese migrants to Palau 'paradise' faced 4 turbulent...
NAHA -- Palau, a small island country covering 488 square kilometers -- roughly ...
Isabella Bird's 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan': An idyllic ...
Upon reaching Nikko on June 13, 1878, Isabella Bird and her party passed through...
Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni shrine, 4 ministers...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritua...
Japan city pleased with impact of 2-hour guideline on s...
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A central Japan city that drew attention for urging residents ...
European countries battle multiple wildfires as record ...
PARIS (AP) -- Firefighters across Europe struggled against multiple fires Friday...
With US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand t...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with an increasingly bellicose Iran as talks to end the...
North Korea threatens to exercise self-defense as it sl...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Friday threatened to exercise its righ...
A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s contro...
Emperor Meiji first visited the site that would become one of Japan’s most contr...
Crown Prince Akishino says he has 'mixed feelings' abou...
Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, on Thursday said...
Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as w...
CALI, Colombia (AP) -- With arms raised and fists clenched, rescuers in Colombia...
Editorial: Putin's visit to the Northern Territories fu...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Northern Territories -- a group...
Yoroku: Revival of Japan's romantic night trains needs ...
Night trains were once a familiar part of everyday life in Japan. They carried n...
UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest...
LONDON (AP) -- Firefighters were tackling multiple fires in central England on T...
Flooding in Chiba Pref. near Tokyo leaves 6 dead, paral...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Six people died as heavy rain pounded eastern Japan on Thursday...
Mainichi reporter stranded 7 hours on flooded roads aft...
CHIBA -- This 27-year-old Mainichi Shimbun reporter spent seven hours stranded o...
