Investment in regional projects is allowing China to expand its influence in the South Pacific at the U.S.'s expense, analysts say.

The Russo-Japanese War began in 1904 with a surprise Japanese attack on Port Arthur, marking the start of a brutal modern ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Pacific War series, we explore how the outbreak of World War II in Europe directly influenced the rise of conflict in Asia. As European powers were distracted or ...

The Kikka itself was a sleek, compact aircraft with a design that reflected both German influence as well as Japanese ...

On this Memorial Day, we turn to the life and legacy of Yukio Kawamoto. The Japanese-American World War II veteran served his country under almost unthinkable circumstances and then spent a lifetime ...

Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic ...

Japan’s commitment to its pacifist constitution, put in place at the end of its defeat in the Second World War as a promise that the country would never again be involved in armed conflict ...

A hawkish member of Japan's ruling party on Wednesday came under fire for his statement that descriptions at a war memorial rewrote the history of the Himeyuri student corps, many of whom lost their ...

Much of the plan is inspired by the war in Ukraine, including a huge ramping up of Japan’s military drone programme – which is almost non-existent at present. Defence officials said the ...

Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News TOKYO—The Bank of Japan halved its growth forecast for the Japanese economy as U.S. tariffs begin to bite, highlighting how President Trump’s efforts to ...

After enjoying eight decades of peace since World War II, a growing number of Japanese fear Japan will be caught up in a major war in Asia, with 62 percent in a new survey saying such a conflict ...