Chinese scholars are reigniting debate over Emperor Hirohito’s responsibility for Unit 731, a secret Japanese program that conducted brutal experiments and biological warfare in Asia. They argue that ...

The post-World War II international order was built upon a fundamental consensus between the victorious and the defeated. For ...

Yet as the world marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the great war, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ...

Japan commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 15 August 2025. While these events are by now often pro forma, the Japanese people continue to grapple with their level of ...

HONG KONG, Oct 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The odds of Sanae Takaichi roiling Japan's markets with her hardline conservative agenda have just lengthened. Days after becoming the new leader of the ...

“CHANGE, LDP!” runs the campaign slogan of a leadership race in Japan’s ruling party, which concludes on October 4th. The message may sound a little desperate, but that reflects a crisis in the ...

Japan's newly elected first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, appears to be a modern "Iron lady" in the mold of Margaret Thatcher with all the controversy that entails. However successful her ...

JAPAN’S LONG-TIME ruling party has elected its first-ever female leader. Takaichi Sanae, a conservative hardliner, defeated four other colleagues running to head the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Although many Japanese continue to view the United States as their primary security provider and closest ally, some segments of the population have expressed growing discontent and unease regarding ...