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Tokyo Olympic organizers are putting “a few hundred-thousand” tickets into a lottery next month for Japan residents who were shut out.

A former gold medalist has been elected to lead the Japanese Olympic Committee, which is mired in a scandal that forced the former president to step aside.

I had the good fortune to meet Japan's now retired emperor, Akihito, more than 60 years ago at Haverford College at the beginning of my senior year.

Matthew O'Connell sat down to chat with us about his new mystery novel Spirit of the Fox, which takes readers on a thrilling ride into Japanese culture and beyond. Clearly, Matt is passionate about writing, but the award-winning entrepreneur is also passionate about giving back, so much so he donates part of the earnings from his books to causes that help animals, whether they are dogs and cats in the United States or elephants in Africa. Spirit of the Fox is brilliant. It takes you on a mysterious journey that is simply captivating. An ...

August 2018 marks 73 years since the end of the war against the Japanese empire.

Performing Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "The Mikado," with its dated stereotypes of the Japanese characters, now causes controversy in some cities, something Baltimore's Young Victorian Theatre Company seeks to avoid as it prepares to stage the work.

Taneytown artist Gail Wilson spent four years in Japan and honed her considerable skills while there.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — A Halethorpe man is among the seven sailors who died when their destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan on Saturday, the U.S.

In 1941, the Imperial Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of a plan to pre-empt any American

Japan's only public English language channel began airing programs Tuesday on Maryland Public Television, including international news from Tokyo and lifestyle programs on Japanese society, politics, culture and food.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 3, 2017

Was Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expression of regret and condolence at Pearl Harbor sufficient?

Five open house meetings will be held in the next two weeks about a potential high-speed rail service that would shorten the 40-mile commute between Baltimore and Washington to 15 minutes, officials said.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 6, 2016

Before there was unconditional victory over Imperial Japan in World War II, there were some ignominious defeats. One of the worst took place on the Philippine island of Luzon where 25,000 U.S. soldiers supported and trained 100,000 Philippine troops.

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U.S., Japan and other must learn from the past — and guard against a future nuclear war

President Barack Obama will visit a memorial to the victims of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima during World War II, the White House said Tuesday.

By Ian Duncan

May 10, 2016

Kerry's visit to Hiroshima is a necessary, if belated, step in reducing the nuclear threat

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, with the war already raging in Europe and Japan's increasing threat, plans were already being made for the internment of enemy aliens. The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required all aliens 14 and older to register with the government. What the military did not plan for, however, was a huge influx of captured prisoners of war being held in the continental United States. Fort Meade became a key location for both

Seventy years ago today, Harford County residents erupted in celebration when they heard the news that Japan had surrendered to the Allies, bringing the United States' nearly four-year involvement in World War II, and the war itself, to an end.

By David Anderson

Aug 14, 2015

Seventy years ago Friday, President Harry Truman announced that Japan had agreed to surrender, inspiring the first V-J Day and signaling the end of World War II

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Aug 9, 2015

Matsuyama and Takako Chiba, 73, both survivors of the bombing in Hiroshima, visited Baltimore and Rockville as part of a trip to the U.S. with the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee Thursday. Yukie Ikebe and the Heartful Chorus sang "Amazing Grace" and Japanese songs during a commemoration celebration.

By Colin Campbell

Aug 6, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan took a ride Thursday on Japan's high-speed magnetic levitation train and expressed enthusiastic interest in a technology that has been touted as a way to travel between Baltimore and Washington in 15 minutes. He announced Maryland would seek a $28 million grant to study the possibility of a Baltimore-Washington maglev line.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 4, 2015

Carroll veterans reflect on the war on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Members of Laurel American Legion Post 60 will hold a ceremony to remember those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II.

Couple's Baltimore home reflects a love of all things Asian