Japan is launching its first centralized intelligence agency since WWII. Here’s why

It’s a controversial move that some fear deviates from Tokyo’s pacifist ideals, but one others say is much needed in a ...

Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.

An excavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese soldiers lost in WWII ship sinking

Heads bowed, experts offered their respects on Monday ahead of an excavation aimed at recovering the remains of Japanese soldiers from World War II in so ...
The National Interest

In the Next Pacific War, America Will Be Imperial Japan

During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today. Talk about ...
AOL

The Naval Powerhouses That Shattered Japan’s WW2 Ambitions

In the aftermath of Japan's surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, there was plenty of hope that the United States wouldn't have the strength to respond. However, the US was a sleeping giant, and instead ...
CounterPunch

Held Captive in Their Own Country During World War II, Japanese Americans Used Nature to Cope With Their Unjustified Imprisonment

With a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably changed on Feb. 19, 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...