“Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono on Tuesday and praised him for the “courage and sense of responsibility” he showed as a politician in addressing history when he was in the government in 1993.”
“Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday praised the former Japanese government official who issued a landmark apology over the wartime sexual slavery of Asian women, hailing his “bravery” in facing history. Li greeted a trade delegation led by Yohei Kono, who…
By Matsui Ken: “…Japan must now look calmly at its relations with neighboring nations that have worsened in recent years and make tenacious efforts to end its negative spiral.”
“Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are due to arrive in Peleliu on April 9. The couple will lay flowers before monuments dedicated to both the Japanese and American war dead. The visit is the imperial couple’s “pilgrimage” to mark the…
“Seventy percent of South Koreans want President Park Geun-hye and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold a one-on-one meeting, a local opinion poll showed Thursday… Among those calling for improved ties, 41 percent cited the need to resolve historical issues, followed…
“The person who invited the three Vietnamese to come to South Korea was Han Hong-gu, the permanent director on the board at the Peace Museum.“Even if only to create an opportunity for Japan to acknowledge and apologize for its wrongdoing,…
“Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Friday he is planning to attend a ceremony China will hold in September to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. “If I receive a formal invitation, I intend to go,”…
“In his New Year Statement, Japanese Emperor called on the Japanese people to take this year as an opportunity to study and learn from the history of the war, starting with the Manchurian Incident of 1931… Asked whether Abe will…
“As China prepares to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with a military parade in Beijing in September, the state news media has been hammering away at a central theme underpinning the government’s narrative about…