“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…
“Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed that he described “comfort women,” mainly Asian females who were forced to provide sex to wartime Japanese soldiers, as victims of “human trafficking” in a recent interview with The Washington Post. The remarks provoked a backlash…
“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…
“One of only a handful of Japanese veterans who survived the battle of Iwo Jima – one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific war – spent a recent memorial service on the island alongside US veterans after being told…
“In 1990, when Ota was first elected governor of Okinawa, he began pushing for a memorial to Okinawa’s war dead. “I decided that we inscribe the names forever, since that is the only proof that they existed in this world. All…
“President Tommy Remengesau expressed gratitude for the decision by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to visit the Pacific island nation next month on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II…“We support Japan’s efforts for trying to resolve…
“The government and Imperial Household Agency said that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit Palau April 8-9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.”
“A majority of people surveyed think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should express regret and apologize for Japan’s colonial rule and aggression when he marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a Kyodo News poll found Sunday……
“Tezuka (1928-1989) experienced a large-scale air raid in Osaka when he was working at a factory as a member of the students labor corps and was running about to escape dropping firebombs. On the night of Aug. 15, 1945, after…