ST correspondents have shed light on a country that S’poreans admire but also share a painful wartime past with. Read more at ...

Global investors are unwinding their wagers on Japan's yen rising quickly as a cautious central bank, a trade war and the ...

The Japanese were transferring P.O.W.s from Thailand to Japan, and I was one of a party of 450 who boarded a Japanese cargo boat at Singapore. We were packed on to the fore deck and with a little ...

Singapore trade minister Gan Kim Yong will visit the United States later this month to discuss tariff concessions for the ...

SINGAPORE] Japan has emerged as a prime destination for global investors as the trade war triggers a reassessment of capital flows into the US, according to Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco).

SINGAPORE] The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) notched a new high on the first day of the trading week on Monday (Jul 14) ...

The yen fell broadly on Tuesday while the dollar held steady as U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled 25% tariffs on goods from Japan and South Korea in the latest development of his chaotic trade war.

Like many amateur artists who were prisoners of Japan, Mrs Bateman recorded her experiences. But unlike some of the well-known male artists from the camps, her work was not recognised after the war ...

When Japanese officials were tried in Singapore for atrocities against Indian prisoners of war Indian soldiers imprisoned on the Palau islands faced terrible atrocities at the hands of their captors.

The Japanese troops march in Singapore on February 15, 1942 after occupying the city. Photo: VCG On March 10, 1947, a provisional war crimes tribunal in Singapore officially began the trial of the ...

Japanese troops march through Singapore in February 1942 | Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. World War II spread from Europe to Asia December 1941 when Japan launched its own Blitzkrieg.

As for “Fortress Singapore”, the Japanese knew it to be anything but. Pre-war intelligence had shown the phrase was mere propaganda.