TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the ...

However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the ...

Some shouted “banzai” — “long live” — while others waved small paper Japanese flags. “I feel for those ... Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito’s ...