In 1949, Japan stood at a crossroads between devastation and recovery. The country was still reeling from the impact of World ...

After World War II, Japan lay in ruins—its cities devastated, economy shattered, and society in turmoil. This video examines the remarkable transformation that followed, from U.S. occupation reforms ...

The focus of remembrance was especially sharp in Hiroshima, where the city marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombing on ...

Visitors dressed up line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) TOKYO (AFP ...

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...

BBC's Tokyo correspondent Shaimaa Khalil explains why in Japan the 15 August is a mourning occasion known as the "Memorial Day for the End of the War". World War Two in Europe ended in May 1945 but ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to release his view on World War II after the Oct. 4 leadership election ...

To prevent the statement from impacting the LDP race, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to release it just before his ...