April 14, 2015 – “POINT OF VIEW: Despite frustrations, Japan must make effort to end negative spiral” (Asahi)
By Matsui Ken: “…Japan must now look calmly at its relations with neighboring nations that have worsened in recent years…
April 14, 2015 – “Survey: 74% view past apologies to Asian neighbors as ‘appropriate'” (Asahi)
Asahi survey found: -74% of respondents regard the statements issued on the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the end of…
April 14, 2015 – “Taiwan says remembering end of WWII won’t hurt ties with Japan” (Today)
“President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that he does not think Taiwan’s plan to mark the 70th anniversary of the end…
April 14, 2015 – “Veterans to attend Taiwan military parade marking 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat” (South China Morning Post)
“Taiwan said today that hundreds of veterans who participated in the bloody battles during the second Sino-Japanese War will be…
April 14, 2015 – “US-Japan defence guidelines to specify islands’ defence: Paper” (Channel News Asia)
“Japan and the United States will likely include an explicit reference to defence of far-flung Japanese islands in an update…
April 14, 2015 – “Parliament denounces Japan for Dokdo claims” (Korea Herald)
“The National Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday, denouncing Japan’s repeated claims to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo. The resolution…
April 13, 2015 – “S. Korea, Japan Discuss N. Korea Nuclear Threat Amid Tensions” (Voice of America)
“Despite strained relations over territorial disagreements and historical disputes, South Korea and Japan will resume security talks this week. These…
April 9, 2015 – “China urges caution from U.S. on dispute with Japan” (Reuters)
“China’s Foreign Ministry urged the United States on Thursday to act and speak cautiously after the U.S. defense chief repeated Washington’s…