During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose for a photograph with Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako as ...

TOKYO — A mother's love and a yearning for peace flowed from Japanese Empress Masako's poem, read Friday at an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The poem sings of how ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a press conference on the 18th, “With the launch of the second cabinet, we will challenge the revision of the Constitution along with the Imperial House ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NAGASAKI, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family paid their respects Friday to the victims of the atomic ...

Princess Yuriko of Japan, who was the oldest member of the Japanese Imperial Family, has died at 101 years old. Princess Yuriko — the wife of Emperor Hirohito’s brother — died at a Tokyo hospital on ...