Japan
‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans
George Takei was among the tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast whom President Franklin Roosevelt ordered removed to inland camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
Miki knocked down by attacker at Sato rites
A 34-year-old ultra-rightist dashed from a crowd of newsmen and mourners waiting for the start of a national funeral for former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato Monday and struck Prime Minister Takeo Miki three times in the face, knocking him to the ground.
At Tokyo Lost and Found, wallets to ashes lie unclaimed
At times, the 120,000 umbrellas in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's vast Lost and Found Center seem to reflect the personalities of their owners.
Captain of ship that hit PT-109 mourns JFK
The former Japanese Imperial Navy officer who almost killed John F. Kennedy in World War II Saturday mourned the late President's loss to the world.
His hand extended across the Pacific
I'm so upset ... I was a friend ... I couldn't believe it." This was all Prof. Gunji Hosono could say.
Carter meets with Hirohito, Ohira
Lifting his glass to Emperor Hirohito, President Carter declared Monday that the seven nations meeting here for the economic summit conference could plant a seedling that would "blossom into blessings of prosperity — and peace to disadvantaged people all over the world."
Royal couple cheered during tour of Tokyo
The Prince and Princess of Wales went to church and were cheered by thousands of Japanese Sunday during their stay in Tokyo.