Bushido, which means "way of the warrior," refers to a complex set of Japanese values stressing honor and loyalty to country and family above all else. These values began to develop very informally as ...

The biography of Chiune Sugihara is a compelling story of individual courage and an intriguing window onto a little-known World War II story. Educators can use the film and this Web site to provide ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's a story generations in the making. It began back in World War II when a Japanese diplomat risked everything to save the lives of thousands of Jewish people. Fast forward to 2024, ...

Stationed in Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara granted transit visas that allowed holders to escape Europe and travel through Japan as they sought safety abroad Francine Uenuma | History Correspondent Key ...

This week, thousands of people from around the world, from Holocaust survivors to kings and heads of state, descended on Auschwitz-Birkenau to commemorate 80 years since the death camp’s liberation.

In the fall of 1939, Hitler’s murderous wave was sweeping through Eastern Europe. In the face of the Nazi onslaught, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara set about saving thousands of lives. But his ...

YAOTSU, Japan (JTA) — Three years before the Olympics began in 2021, Tokyo was already developing the national image it would display as the world looked on. The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education ...