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March 9, 2015 – “Deadly wartime firebombings of Tokyo and other Japanese cities largely ignored” (Asahi)

  • March 13, 2015
  • Japan

“On March 10, 1945, U.S. B-29 bombers flew over Tokyo in the dead of night, dumping massive payloads of cluster bombs equipped with a then-recent invention: napalm. A fifth of Tokyo was left a smoldering expanse of charred bodies and…

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March 9, 2015 – “Germany’s Merkel addresses WW2 reconciliation in Japan” (BBC)

  • March 13, 2015
  • Dialogue/Historical Dialogue

Merkel on reconciliation as an exchange of recognition of past wrongdoing and (for)giving: “During her lecture – at the headquarters of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo on Monday – Ms Merkel noted that Germany’s acceptance into the international community following…

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March 9, 2015 – “China hints at possible invite for Japanese leader to World War II 70th anniversary parade” (Radio Australia)

  • March 13, 2015
  • China

“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.”

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March 9, 2015 – “China’s Growing Military Is A Top Security Concern Among Japanese: Poll” (International Business Times)

  • March 12, 2015
  • Japan

“According to results of a public opinion poll released by the Japanese government, China’s military expansion and emphatic claims in various land and maritime border disputes with Japan are more of an immediate security threat to Japanese than disagreements with…

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March 8, 2015 – “Former ‘comfort women’ ready to sue Japan in U.S.” (Japan Times)

  • March 12, 2015
  • Comfort Women

“A group of women in South Korea and the United States are preparing to sue the Japanese government, claiming their human rights were breached when they were forced to become “comfort women,” those who were forced to provide sex for…

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March 8, 2015 – “Abe calls for swift security legislation at LDP convention” (Japan Times)

  • March 12, 2015
  • Japan

“Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Sunday for swift enactment of legislation to enable Japan to defend its security more robustly as his Liberal Democratic Party held its annual convention.”

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March 7, 2015 – “Japan, Taiwan agree to modify landmark fishing pact off Senkakus” (Japan Times)

  • March 12, 2015
  • Japan

“Tokyo and Taipei have agreed to amend fishing regulations in a landmark pact covering waters off a cluster of Taiwan-claimed, Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday.”

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March 7, 2015 – “China mum on whether Abe will be invited to military parade marking end of war” (Asahi)

  • March 12, 2015
  • China

“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.”

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March 5, 2015 – “EXO Fans Raise Money For Museum Honoring Japanese Occupation-Era Comfort Women”

  • March 12, 2015
  • Comfort Women

Kpop group fans raise money to support the History Museum of Japanese Military Comfort Women, Kwangju-city, Kyonggi-province.

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