From the very beginning, it was clear that a primary objective of the occupation of Japan would be, as the Potsdam Declaration put it, "a peacefully inclined and responsible government" based on ...

For over seventy years, Japan’s constitution has remained untouched, a symbol of a reformed nation and a democratic society. Introduced under U.S.-led occupation in the wake of World War II ...

Japan’s brutal occupation of parts of China before and during World War II remains another sore point, with Beijing accusing Tokyo of failing to atone for its past. Visits by Japanese officials ...

TASS/. Japan has re-introduced the phrase "illegal occupation" when they refer to the southern stretch of Russia’s Kuril Islands. For the first time since 2018, the phrase was included in the ...

The South Koreans hope for conciliatory comments from Kishida about Koreans forced to work for Japan during its occupation, but even without these the visit could help to keep “shuttle diplomacy ...

They decided to use a Japanese-Chinese manual as a model. It had “proven useful” during Japan’s occupation of China, John Dower, an American historian, points out in his book about the ...

Mr Abe's 2013 visit angered China and South Korea. Japan's occupation of its two neighbours ended with its defeat in 1945 and the conclusion of the Second World War. Visits by Japan's leaders to ...