The phrases ‘deep remorse’ and ‘heartfelt apology’ became templates for Japanese leaders marking WWII anniversaries.

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit. Japanese Prime Minister ...

His 1995 declaration of "deep remorse", "heartfelt apology" became a benchmark for Tokyo’s subsequent apologies over World ...

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was 101. Murayama died at a ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba released a long-awaited personal statement on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II ...

His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for ...

Japan’s former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for his historic apology over Japan’s wartime actions, has died ...

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A regional airport in southwest Japan was closed on Wednesday after a U.S. bombshell, likely dropped during World War Two to stem "kamikaze" attacks, exploded near its runway, ...

Just as Emperor Hirohito was announcing Japan’s surrender, two US Army Air Corps P-51 fighters attacked a Tokyo airfield on August 15, 1945 during the last few hours of World War II. Their strafing ...

The A7M Reppu (Strong Gale) was conceived to succeed the legendary A6M Zero, but it never entered service. Reports from Japan, quoting defense officials in deep background, have said the country’s MoD ...

Japan’s presumptive first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is the face of a hard-right turn for Japanese politics. Her ...