In a time when the chaos of news-by-the-minute assaults the senses of those who yearn for perspective and analysis, it can be instructive to look back to April 1945, a month that gave the world 30 ...

March 28, 1885 was an important day in the life of the region that, more than seven decades later, would become the Gold ...

World War II ended 75 years ago ... But some nations mark Aug. 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing the surrender. A: An abbreviation for Victory over Japan ...

The village has become a magnet for Japanese tourists, thanks to the lingering fame from Emperor Hirohito's visit back in 1921. They arrive in droves, but even with the summer hustle and bustle ...

Empress Kojun was the wife of Emperor Hirohito, who is posthumously known as Emperor Showa. A rite held at the Imperial Palace was attended by Naruhito, his wife, Empress Masako, Naruhito’s ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have hosted the first banquet at the Imperial Palace in six years to welcome Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife as state guests. Emperor ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. This was the first official reception of a state guest at the ...

Belal Abu Zaid, a Palestinian from northern Gaza, took to the streets alongside hundreds of others on Tuesday to protest against Israel’s war and the Palestinian militant group Hamas – both of ...

We explore how the cease-fire collapsed — and what might happen next. By Patrick Kingsley I’m the Jerusalem bureau chief. Last week, the Israeli Air Force restarted intense strikes on the Gaza ...

TEL AVIV — In the days following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, hundreds of thousands of Israelis rushed to join the fight against Hamas and allied militants in the Gaza Strip. The enlistment rate ...

A climbing frame created in the shape of a World War Two military aircraft has been installed at a village playground to honour its local wartime legacy. The Lancaster Bomber play equipment was ...