“China should stop fixating on Japan’s wartime past and focus on improving future cooperation, Japan’s top government spokesman said Monday. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was responding to a comment by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who said yesterday that…
“Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has never used the word “apology” on the issue of the country’s sexual enslavement of women during World War II and is unlikely to do so in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the…
“Taiwan has declined China’s pitch for joint participation in activities to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II’s final year.”
“U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his hope of seeing “a forward-looking, future-oriented vision” in a statement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will issue this summer to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.”
“North Korea has declared 2015 a “year of friendship” with Russia amid efforts to boost ties and cultural exchange as the countries mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, North Korea’s official news agency was quoted…
“The ROC government is set to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with a series of commemorative events, according to Cabinet spokesman Sun Lih-chyun March 9. A total of 16 activities will be held July 7…
“Japan on Tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo during World War II in which a frenzied night raid saw 100,000 lives lost… Prime Minister Shinzo Abe… pledged in the ceremony to ‘contribute as much as possible…
“China will welcome all national leaders to a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the foreign minister has announced, the strongest sign yet that it could invite wartime enemy Japan.”
“Officials in China were tight-lipped about whether Japanese and U.S. leaders will be invited to a parade to show off its military prowess on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.”
“China will hold a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two this year and invite the leaders of major countries involved in the war to attend, the foreign ministry said, events probably aimed at…
“Paul Letters says China and Russia’s decision to jointly commemorate the end of world war two must be understood against the background of their shared experiences – but only up to a point…”
“Beijing and Moscow have been working together on their plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and put pressure on Japan in the process, reports our Chinese-language sister paper Want Daily.”
“China on Saturday applauded the UN resolution on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, urging countries to explore effective ways to maintain international peace and security. The resolution was adopted unanimously at the 69th session of the…
“A national public opinion survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II revealed that most respondents held positive views about postwar Japan, with about 80 percent saying Japan had taken…
“Yohei Kono, 78, a former deputy prime minister who retired from politics in 2009, said that when Mr. Abe commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, he should repeat past expressions of remorse over Japan’s wartime…