Since around 2010, the Japanese government has distorted territorial issues and pressured publishers to remove the term ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), Sep. 2, 1945. Credit: Army Signal Corps photographer ...

Japan changed faster than almost any major state in modern history, moving from feudal isolation to industrial and military ...

Ohio State Marion history major Micah Harris has earned a scholarship for a two-month internship in Tokyo, Japan, starting in ...

Daniel Botsman, an historian of Japan, whose interests span the period from the 17th century to the present, was recently appointed the Sumitomo Professor of History, which is intended to support ...

Japan argues that whaling is part of its history and culture. A rigid insistence on maritime sovereignty offers a more convincing explanation for Tokyo’s stance. In this image provided by the ...

Experience Japan’s historical sites, traditional arts, culture, and customs firsthand to cultivate a deeper appreciation of Japanese traditions and identity. Can ...

After being mislabeled and nearly impossible to find, this beverage steeped in Japanese history is finally making a name for itself in the States. If you haven't heard of shochu, you aren't alone.

Historian Sheldon Garon will receive one of Japan’s highest honors awarded to a civilian from another country, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The award honors Garon’s ...

Introduction: The Representation of Japanese History in Manga / Roman Rosenbaum -- Sabotaging the Rising Sun: Representing History in Tezuka Osamu's Phoenix / Rachael Hutchinson -- Reading Shōwa ...