Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, is located in that district. It has often been at the center of an ongoing international controversy because of the 14 Class-A war criminals from ...

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara visited war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15 in a move that provoked a backlash from South Korea. South Korea and China view the shrine as a symbol of ...

TOKYO -- The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit demanding compensation in connection with a South Korean national's enshrinement at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan ...

In a move that promises to further raise geopolitical tensions in the region, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a high-profile visit to the Yasukuni Shrine associated with 14 Class-A war ...

Cherry blossoms, or 'sakura', are Japan’s favourite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April.

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the ...

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the minimum ...

Tokyo's cherry blossom season kicked off Monday, five days earlier than last year, as the Meteorological Agency declared a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed. The Somei-Yoshino variety ...

Prime Minister Koizumi's repeated visit to the Yasukuni Shrine is often regarded as a reason for the enhanced anti-Japanese sentiment, but the influence of the Internet that has recently expanded ...

Cherry blossoms bloomed on Monday in central Tokyo, with the flowers appearing on the same date as in an average year, the weather ag ...

It is time for both leaders to begin repairing the battered relationship.