Malcom Taylor / Getty Images Actress Sei Ashina Found Dead at Age 36 Japanese actress Sei Ashina was born in Fukushima Prefecture on Nov. 22, 1983. Her birth name was Igarashi Aya. By Amanda Thomason September 16, 2020
Jean Luc Rivoire via AP Divers May Have Found Sunken US Submarine at Center of Harrowing WWII Saga Four divers say they have discovered the wreck of a US submarine lost near Thailand in 1943. By The Associated Press September 15, 2020
©SkyDrive/CARTIVATOR 2020 via AP 'Flying Car' Gets off Ground in Successful Manned Test Flight The Japanese company SkyDrive conducted a successful manned test flight of a ’flying car.’ By The Associated Press August 28, 2020
Franck Robichon / Pool / AP Japanese Prime Minister To Resign Due to Declining Health Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his intention to resign due to health concerns. By The Associated Press August 27, 2020
Eugene Hoshiko / AP With 'Deep Remorse,' Japan Marks 75th Anniversary of WWII Surrender Japan honored the war dead and reflected on its past on the 75th anniversary of its WWII surrender. By The Associated Press August 14, 2020
Victor Jorgensen / U.S. Archives WWII Ended 75 Years Ago with Japanese Surrender, 'Entire World Lies Quietly at Peace' A series of blows brought about the Japanese surrender, including two atomic bomb attacks and the Soviet Union's entry into the war. By Randy DeSoto August 10, 2020
Yang Pang / Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of ChinaCommentary A Future Confrontation with China Looks Inevitable as Country Begins Mass Production of Game-Changer As China rattles its saber and threatens to conquer the island of Taiwan, it's clear we need a renewed focus on the region. By Jared Harris July 19, 2020
Koji Harada / Kyodo News via AP Japanese Pray for Peace on 75th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa Residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa honored the 200,000 who gave their lives during one of WWII's deadliest conflicts. By The Associated Press June 23, 2020
Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images Tanking Japanese Economy Desperate for Reopening Boost Japan is slowly reopening in the midst of an economic recession brought on by tax increases and virus restrictions. By The Associated Press June 19, 2020
Sgt. Joseph Garris / U.S. Marine CorpsCommentary Heroic US Marines Step In When a Passenger Suddenly Becomes a Danger to Others The three Marines, traveling separately on a Dallas-bound plane from Tokyo, sprang into action when a fellow passenger became unruly. By C. Douglas Golden May 8, 2020