March 17, 2015 – “China wants to scrutinize Abe WWII statement before trilateral summit”
“China has told Japan it wants to examine the contents of a statement to be issued this summer by Prime…
March 16, 2015 – “Footage captures US air raids on Japan in dying days of WWII” (The Telegraph)
“Rediscovered film shows attacks by US aircraft on Japanese warships, factories and military installations in dying days of WWII”
March 16, 2015 – “Floating fortress Musashi, symbol of Japan’s naval ambitions, now a war grave” (Japan Times)
The Musashi in brief, by Reiji Yoshida: What was the Musashi? Why were such mammoth battleships planned in the first place? Did…
March 16, 2015 – “Japan builds military forces to counter Chinese threats” (Washington Times)
“Japan is building up its military forces and strengthening alliances to counter threats from China as the country emerges from decades…
March 16, 2015 – “S. Korea, Japan to hold sex slavery talks” (Korea Times)
“South Korea and Japan were to hold talks on Tokyo’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II on…
March 15, 2015 – “Japan Urges China Not to Fixate on Past as War of Words Heats Up” (Bloomberg)
“China should stop fixating on Japan’s wartime past and focus on improving future cooperation, Japan’s top government spokesman said Monday.…
March 14, 2015 – Commentary: “Indonesian preview for pending Abe statement?” (Japan Times)
Commentary by Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan. “Next month Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will attend the 60th…
March 14, 2015 – Op-Ed: “Abe playing tricky game with WWII” (China Daily USA)
Op-Ed by Wang Ping, researcher in Japan studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: “The war anniversary is an opportunity…