TAIPEI, Taiwan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito met with Mongolia's president Tuesday during a visit to the landlocked Asian nation that marks a step toward closer relations between the democracies in a ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito met with Mongolia’s president Tuesday during a visit to the landlocked Asian nation that marks a step toward closer relations between the democracies in a region dominated by ...

NAGASAKI, Japan, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Researchers say the ancient wreck of a ship believed to have participated in a failed Mongol invasion of Japan has been found off the Japanese coast. A 36-foot ...

TOKYO -- Former Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia, who led Mongolia's abolition of the death penalty during his presidency, has called for open debate on the death penalty in Japan during an ...

February 24 marked the 50th anniversary of Mongolia and Japan’s establishment of diplomatic relations. Beyond the Japan-Mongolia strategic partnership in the political and economic fields, the two ...

"The myth that kamikaze, or divine winds, protected Japan against the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281 is linked to a belief in absolute victory in the Pacific War in the twentieth century. But what ...

Using Google Earth as our map, we follow the Mongol invasions of Japan by tracing the sea routes, landing points, and battlefield terrain that defined both campaigns in 1274 and 1281. We begin across ...