After fighting broke out near Beijing in July 1937, Japan’s invasion of China escalated into an eight-year catastrophe that ...
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SASEBO/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan on Saturday activated its first marine unit since World War Two trained to counter invaders occupying Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea that ...
Tensions with China and US unpredictability are factors ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is building a stronger military as insurance against the country suffering the kind of disaster that befell it during World War Two, the army's paper said on Friday as ...
Japan has lifted decades-old curbs on lethal arms exports, signalling a major shift from its post-war pacifist stance as Tokyo seeks a bigger role in global defence supply chains ...
Japan's eight decades of pacifism looks to be dismantling since Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister in October 2025 Japan has relaxed decades-old restrictions on its arms exports, clearing the way ...