Post-War Japan

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Japan Authorizes Lethal Arms Exports to Vetted Partners

Tokyo targets a larger role in allied defense supply chains under tight National Security Council controls.

Japan Ends Ban on Lethal Arms Exports

Tokyo Court Orders North Korea to Pay ¥88 Million Over Repatriation Project

Photographer Rieko Shiga Wins First Umehara Takeshi Humanity Philosophy Prize

Brighton Academy Apologizes to Chinese Fans Over Mitoma Photo Featuring Former Japanese Army Officer

Princess Aiko Turns 24 as Palace Shares Photos of Rescue Cats

Ishiba Honors Fallen SDF Personnel at Annual Memorial, Pledges Better Troop Care

Imperial Household Agency Completes Empress Kojun Chronicle for Oct. 9 Online Release

Tokyo Court Orders Dissolution of Unification Church Over Harmful Practices

Iwao Hakamada Awarded Maximum Compensation After 46 Years Wrongfully Spent on Death Row

Japan Awards Record $1.4 Million to Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Japan Advances Plans to Deploy Long-Range Missiles on Kyushu

Tsuneo Watanabe, Influential Japanese Media Leader, Dies at 98

Japanese Police Chief Apologizes to Man Acquitted After 50 Years on Death Row

Nihon Hidankyo Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Nuclear Disarmament Efforts

Japan's New Prime Minister Eyes Asian NATO Amid Political Uncertainty

Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Acquitted After 58 Years