And that is the leading theory when the 'peace sign' started," Nomura says. Older black-and-white photos do not show Japanese people posing with the famous sign. Several stories exist to explain ...

Weklcoming the Navy's training ship to the port of the Japanese capital, he said "it is also a sign that has a wider ... to ...

Funded by the government until 1945, Yasukuni--its name formed by combining the words for “peace” and ... Critics in Japan see Yasukuni as a symbol of a militarist past and say leaders ...

Dec. 7 marks 83 years since the Imperial Japanese forces launched a surprise ... and the fire has since been passed down as a symbol of peace. Sasaki began the project in 2021 and finalized ...

Some welcomed it as Japan’s "peace constitution," while others decried ... Once adopted in 1947, the constitution became a symbol of transformation for Japan, a commitment to a brighter, more ...