The Japanese government set the target to restore the burnt Shuri Castle in Okinawa by 2026 with the full-fledged reconstruction that will begin in 2022.
South Korea on Wednesday observed the country's official "comfort women" memorial day for the second year, with a ceremony held to memorialize Korean women who were forced to work in wartime brothels for the Japanese military.
Dogfight footage of the downing of a Kawanishi Shiden-Kai fighter plane -- one of Imperial Japan's last combat aircraft models -- in the dying days of World War II will be shown at a study center here on May 26.
The Imperial Couple will retire from all public duties upon Emperor Akihito's abdication on April 30, and they are expected to spend more time on their personal interests.
A 17th century Geneva Bible, one of the hundreds of rare books authorities said were stolen from a Pittsburgh library as part of a 20-year-long theft scheme, is back home.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the tomb of his father, Emperor Hirohito, on the outskirts of Tokyo on Tuesday for an official ceremony to report his upcoming abdication on April 30.
Notre Dame, a survivor of wars and revolutions, has stood for centuries as not merely the greatest of the Gothic cathedrals and a towering jewel of Western architecture.
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