For Japan, the Sino-Russian alignment in wartime narratives is more than a contest over memory – it generates real ...

Japanese cultural productions are tweaking the formula to grab the attention of a younger generation.

World War II movie dominates mainland box office, raising fears of further decline in ‘already negative mutual perceptions in ...

Three of the five candidates gunning for the party's top spot had visited the shrine in August. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

AT CHINA’S Victory Day parade on September 3, Xi Jinping delivered a warning — the world stands at a crossroads between peace ...

A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for ...

A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and ...

World War II casts a very long shadow in East Asia. Eighty years after ending with Japan’s surrender to Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945, the conflict continues to stir debate over the past, in the ...

The Reciprocal Access Agreement that took effect on September 11 will see Japanese troops on Philippine soil for the first ...

On 2 September 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Republic of China, ending the brutal occupation which began in 1937. Since the end of the subsequent Chinese Civil War, this victory ...

China’s leader Xi Jinping, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and other world leaders ...

As China expands its military, more Taiwanese than ever before want a bigger defence budget, while Japan is rearming at a clip not seen in 80 years. The programme, When Titans Clash, susses out the ...