Readers often ask me where I get the ideas for Rearview Mirror. Usually, the ideas don’t come from a trip to the dentist. But ...

April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...

Itoman, Okinawa Pref., June 23 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to mourn some 200,000 people who died in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost ...

Opportunities to hear first-hand accounts of the conflict are fading, with about 60 per cent of local high school students having no family members who can speak about the battle, according to local ...

TOKYO, June 24 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo’s further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, ...

Okinawa became one of the costliest battles of the Pacific war, devastating soldiers and civilians alike. Its horrific losses ...

Higa is the author of ‘Okinawa, the Wind Speaks,’ a celebrated graphic novel, in which he narrates the post-war period of his region. In this interview with EL PAÍS, he shares his passion for Picasso ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo's further ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park for the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa. (EPA Images pic) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a ...

Made by a team of Studio Ghibli veterans, Cocoon is shaping up to be one of the most interesting film releases of the year.