South Korean Foreign Ministry Criticizes Kishidas Ritual Offering To Yasukuni Shrine

South Korea has expressed "deep disappointment and regret" over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to the Yasukuni shrine, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

About 500 Japanese Nationals Rally In Tokyo To Reclaim Southern Kuril Islands

About 500 Japanese nationals, including former residents of the Kuril Islands and Hokkaido administration officials, took part in a rally held in Tokyo to reclaim the Russian-controlled Southern Kuril islands, which Japan refers to as its Northern Territories, media reported on Thursday.

Fire walkers pray for peace at ceremony on Japan’s Mount Takao

 

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Wakakusa Fire Ceremony in Japan : Burning a Mountain as a Celebration

 

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 On the fourth Saturday of each January, the dead grass of Mount Wakakusa is set ablaze as part of a unique and impressive festival called Wakakusa Yamayaki (‘Wakakusa Burning Mountain’). 

Japan protests against Korean court's asset seizure order on Mitsubishi for forced labor

 

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 A Korean court has ordered the seizure of assets in the country owed to the Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

S. Koreans' life expectancy at 83.3 years, 2 years longer than OECD average

 

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The US’s greatest danger isn’t China it’s much closer to home

 

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S. Korean court dismisses damages suit against Japanese firms by WWII forced labor victims - Xinhua

(Xinhua) -- A South Korean court on Monday dismissed the damages suit against 16 Japanese firms, filed by a total of 84 South Korean victims who were forced into heavy labor without pay during the World War II (WWII) and the bereaved families.

South Korea Court Dismisses comfort Women Case Against Japan - UrduPoint

A South Korean court on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by a handful of World War II sex slaves and their families against the Japanese government, citing Tokyo's "sovereign immunity", reports said.

Au Japon, plus de suicides en un mois que de morts du Covid en 2020

Après des années de diminution, le Japon renoue avec un triste record : en octobre dernier le nombre de décès dus à des suicides est remonté : 2153 suicides en un seul mois, c’est plus que le nombre total de morts dus à la pandémie de Covid-19 cette année au Japon, 2087 officiellement.

Emperor's brother is declared heir to Japanese throne

Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino - younger brother of Emperor Naruhito - first in line as heir to the throne today.

Japan court recognizes more victims of Hiroshima atomic bombing

A Japanese court is recognizing more "black rain" victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima following a legal battle that has dragged on for years.

Japanese Birth Rate Falls for 37th Year in a Row, Hits Record Low

New data released by the Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has revealed that children in Japan have decreased for the 37th consecutive year, to a record low number. The ministry defines a child as anyone 14 or younger.

Removal of Manila statue condemned

Philippine women's rights groups have strongly condemned the removal of the comfort woman statue in Manila, calling it "a desecration of Filipino women's dignity."

North Korea will merge time zones with South starting May 5

North Korea will synchronize its time with South Korea as early as this week, Pyongyang announced on Monday. The North created its own time zone in 2015, turning back the clocks by 30 minutes to defy Japanese colonial legacy.

Japan irks South Korea by offering ritual to controversial war dead at shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

China: Planned lawsuit targets tourists who posed in Japanese uniforms

A law league in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing plans to file a public interest lawsuit against two men for posing in front of war ruins in Japanese army uniforms.

S. Korean foreign minister sees lack of communications with sex slavery victims in deal with Japan

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Tuesday that the agreement with Japan in December 2015 lacked communications with South Korean victims who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during World War II.

More than 60 Japanese MPs visit controversial Yasukuni shrine

A group of more than 60 Japanese MPs on Tuesday visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, linked to the country's militaristic past, and which has been a source of diplomatic tension between Japan and its Asian neighbors for years.

Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Japan's Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate on April 30, 2019, Japanese government said on Friday following a meeting of the Imperial House Council.