Even as a group of conflict victims refuse to cooperate with the two transitional justice commissions, Prime Minister KP ...

Earlier, the Mainichi newspaper reported that Ishiba had informed his associates of plans to announce his resignation by the end of August. Kyodo News, citing senior LDP officials, described his ...

A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election.

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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Tracy Slater, author of "Together in Manzanar," which tells the true story of a family of ...

Ending capital punishment would advance South Korea’s transition to a democracy that respects human rights, including the right to life.

The construction of such a national narrative must therefore be both historically grounded and responsive to the contemporary ...

The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...