A memorial service was held Sunday in Hiroshima to commemorate the third anniversary of the landslides that claimed the lives of 77 people. "I don't want anyone else to become a victim or a person feeling like us," said 77-year-old Takako Miyamoto, one of the ...
Family members of those who died in the worst single-plane accident ever gather on the mountain in Gunma where JAL Flight 123 crashed 32 years ago, killing 520.
A chance rediscovery leads an author to reflect on the lessons to be learned from the devastation of two continents.
Hiroshima on Sunday marked the 72nd anniversary of its atomic bombing by the U.S., with Mayor Kazumi Matsui using the annual memorial ceremony to call on the central government to help make a treaty banning nuclear weapons a reality. This year's ceremony at Peace Memorial ...
Letters written by the suspect in the massacre of 19 mentally disabled people in Kanagawa Prefecture last year show he was inspired by presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks.
Turkey's president addressed tens of thousands of people Saturday at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the country's crushed military coup, vowing to "rip the heads off" of terrorist groups and of the coup-plotters who tried to end his more than a decade-long ...
Canada's long-anticipated 150th birthday celebrations Saturday were marked by heavy rain and some protests, though the downpour failed to dampen spirits of revelers who thronged in large numbers to enjoy musical performances and parades. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off celebrations amid heavy security and ...
Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in politically divided Hong Kong Friday, in a potent display of Chinese military might to mark his landmark visit. The show of force came hours after activists were bailed from police custody, having been arrested ...
South Korea marked the anniversary of the start of the 1950-53 Korean War on Sunday with a call for the North to halt development of its missiles and nuclear programs. "The North continues provocative military actions such as launching a ballistic missile," South Korean Prime ...
Hong Kong student activist Chau Ho-oi, born in the year the Asian financial hub returned to Chinese rule 20 years ago, recalls the sense of pride she once felt toward mainland China. Sitting with her parents when she was 11, Chau watched the 2008 Beijing ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong from June 29 to July 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of the Asian financial hub from British colonial rule to the mainland, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday. Hong Kong was handed ...
In the years leading up to the return of Hong Kong to China by Britain in 1997, thousands of residents fearful of the future under Beijing jumped ship to start a new life abroad. As the semi-autonomous city prepares to mark 20 years since the ...
