Once a place to be feared, the former Ayer Molek Prison has been given a second life as Kota Jail – a new tourism attraction ...

Star Trek” actor and activist George Takei tells CNN’s Audie Cornish about his family’s experience in a 1940’s ...

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...

FUKUOKA, Japan - “Eighty years ago today, (my father, Lt. Kentaro Toji) was one of the executioners in an incident involving ...

A year-by-year "what if" filling in a century-long gap of Academy Awards recognition for noteworthy stunt artistry and design in Hollywood movies.

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Kimono colorful, made uprising faces of white, light and mysterious steps: The image of the geisha He has been fascinated ...

For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

Malaysia honors Nanyang Volunteers with WWII memorial park, preserving untold stories of overseas Chinese heroes.

China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years-long dispute over Tokyo's ...