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Meet Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's emperor who can't inherit his title because of her gender
Princess Aiko is the only child of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, but she can't succeed him on the Chry…
Maria Noyen
Princess Mako of Japan will reject a $1.3 million dollar payout when she weds her 'commoner' college sweetheart
Princess Mako of Akishino and her college sweetheart Kei Komuro announced their engagement in 2017,…
Maria Noyen
Ardent followers of QAnon are pouring into the streets in Japan. Behind them is Ichibei Okamoto a Trump-loving YouTuber pushing baseless conspiracy theories to thousands.
In the 18 months since he started posting conspiracy theory videos, Okamoto has become one of the m…
Cheryl Teh
The Russian navy's surprising losses against Ukraine are reminders of another humiliating defeat 117 years ago
Russia's embarrassing naval losses against Ukraine come a little over a century after another Russi…
Benjamin Brimelow
Princess Aiko of Japan wishes her cousin Princess Mako, who left royal life behind, 'many years' of happiness
Princess Aiko came of age in December, following the controversial wedding of her cousin Princess M…
Maria Noyen
Germany, Italy, and Japan had big plans for aircraft carriers to turn the tide of WWII, but they never made it into battle
At the start of World War II, many navies envisioned flattops in a supporting role for battleships.…
Benjamin Brimelow
80 years after 'Australia's Pearl Harbor,' tensions with China are raising fears of another attack Down Under
Darwin is still strategically important, but 80 years after World War II, the port city is facing t…
Benjamin Brimelow
Fiona Hill says Putin casting invasion of Ukraine as a proxy when it's 'a post-imperial land grab,' and says more countries need to oppose him
"He's saying to everyone else, this is like the Cold War, this is like Korea or Vietnam. This is no…
Sarah Al-Arshani
Former Japanese princess leaves behind her title to marry her college sweetheart and move to the US
I only have one life to live, and I would like to live it together with the person I love," said Ke…
Morgan Keith
Japan's Princess Mako has given up her royal status to marry her 'commoner' boyfriend after a four-year engagement
In the lead-up to marrying her college sweetheart, the former Japanese royal suffered PTSD from the…
Maria Noyen
Yoshihide Suga elected as Japan's new Prime Minister, succeeds Shinzo Abe
Suga has been chosen as Japan's 99th Premier in the Diet. The political transition comes afte…
Why the US's final World War II victories over the Japanese made it think twice about actually invading Japan
The fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa gave US planners a glimpse of what almost certainly awaited th…
Benjamin Brimelow
Uncensored WWII-era surveys show US troops' surprising thoughts about Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. On December 8, the Army began surveying so…
Edward J.K. Gitre
Like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Japan's Princess Mako left the royal world - but she and her husband plan to lead a totally different life
Princess Mako and Prince Harry both decided to leave royal life behind for love. But her "dramatic …
Maria Noyen
Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan is a nightmare for the country's justice system
Ghosn was arrested in Japan in late 2018, alongside Greg Kelly, a member of Nissan's board of direc…
Matthew DeBord
Scholarships that can make Studying Abroad extremely affordable for Indians
If you happen to be an Indian student seeking opportunities to study abroad, a couple of internatio…
Trump becomes first world leader to meet Japan's new emperor during state visit
Trump is currently in Japan for a four-day state visit, and later in the day met with Japanese Prim…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
South Korea created a new category of country specifically to punish Japan in their escalating trade war
Seoul's announcement came 10 days after Japan dropped South Korea from its "white list" of favored …
Alexandra Ma
Trump and Prime Minister Abe took a smiling golf course selfie during the president's flying visit to Japan
Trump's visit to the golf course was his first engagement of the trip, which has so far also includ…
Will Martin
The Korean unification flag is nearly everywhere ahead of the North-South summit - and Japan is fuming
One of these is an outline of the full Korean Peninsula, like on the Korean unification flag seen p…