Long before the outbreak of World War 2, the Empire of Japan began an expansionist policy to stop the influence of Western ...

On the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Japanese emperor visited Ulan Bator for the first time to pay ...

For decades, survivors of a sacrifice made to protect their community from invading soldiers have been shamed into silence – until now.

The Soviet Union’s Tupolev Tu-4 strategic bomber, which entered service in 1949, represented one of the most glaring episodes ...

The idea of a Monroe Doctrine for Asia arose in Japan shortly after the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, and has been emphasized by the Japanese during the periods when they have been carrying on an ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will begin an official state visit to Mongolia on Sunday, casting a spotlight on the widely forgotten detention of thousands of Japanese soldiers ...

The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, ...

To put out word about his search, Takegami offered his father’s pictures to a scholar researching medicine practiced in Manchuria and Japan’s other former colonies.

In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria, a region of China. Kim Il Sung led Chinese and Korean guerilla fighters in killing Japanese police and soldiers.

On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...

Instead, it made inroads into Manchuria, much to the dismay of the Chinese. In fact, it alarmed the Japanese so much that it ...