Sept. 3, 2015 – China’s Military Parade: range of media coverage
People’s Daily: “Four Important Points of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Speech for V-Day Parade” and “Highlights of V-Day Commemoration” The…
Sept. 2, 2015 – “POW’s Suffering Didn’t End When World War II Did” (wunc.org)
“In 1945 President Harry Truman declared Sept. 2 as Victory Over Japan Day. Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. It was…
Sept. 2, 2015 – “‘Indescribable’: Witness to the end of WWII” (CNN)
“On the morning of September 2, 1945, Lt. Cmdr. James Starnes stood on the deck of the USS Missouri, surrounded…
August 15, 2015 – “S. Korean president mutes criticism against Abe statement” (Asahi)
“South Korean President Park Geun-Hye muted her criticism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s war anniversary statement, mindful that she needs…
August 14, 2015 – “Japan’s Abe Stops Short of Direct Apology Over World War II” (WSJ)
“Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stopped short of offering an apology in his own words for Japan’s actions in World War…
August 9, 2015 – “Nagasaki anniversary: 86-year-old survivor reveals scars” (Hindustan Times)
“Struggling a bit with a left arm that has never straightened out, Sumiteru Taniguchi slowly peeled the undershirt off his…
August 10, 2015 – “Abe war anniversary statement to include terms ‘apology’ and ‘aggression’: NHK” (Japan Times)
“A draft of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II…
August 8, 2015 – “Nebraskans for Peace reflect on 70th anniversary of atomic bombings” (JournalStar)
It was the 32nd annual lantern float Nebraskans for Peace has held since a group of American peace workers, including…