President Lee met with Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to strengthen bilateral relations in various areas. It was the first by a South Korean leader to visit Japan before going to the U.S., signifying a potential pivotal step toward more forward…
With the recent loss in the election and political pressures within the LDP party, Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru will delay any official remarks about the end of World War II. While he decided not to issue personal or cabinet-approved…
Various Japanese survivors of World War II shared their experiences and memories from the war and reflect on their survival as a matter to advocate peace. These survivors include students that participated as Nadeshiko Volunteers and Japanese Imperial Army Pilot.…
It was the 32nd annual lantern float Nebraskans for Peace has held since a group of American peace workers, including one from Nebraskans for Peace, traveled to Japan in 1981 to discuss with the Japanese the dangers of the nuclear…
“I am a 91-year-young World War II veteran. Our great country has been involved in five wars since the end of World War II: the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the Iraq-Afghan War…” A U.S. veteran’s solution…
“I am concerned the history of the Yamato may have been romanticized despite 3,000 people dying on the battleship. We must never again go to war,” added Arahori, who traveled to the ceremony from Wakayama Prefecture.
“Japan has continued its path as a pacifist nation for 70 years since the end of World War II based on its “deep remorse” over the war, according to a draft of the annual foreign policy report for this year…. The…
“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…
“If the South Korea-China-Japan Summit is held this year that marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the summit would provide a positive momentum for the three nations to put an end to the historical disputes…
“Our generation, people over 60, often heard of Guadalcanal,” said Nakagawa Harumi from Nagoya who had the seat next to mine in our minibus. He placed his hand over his chest and continued in careful English, “Just being here, I…
Fr William Grimm on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and how the Church’s pacifist messages can start reaching a wider audience -and make an actual difference: “Church communications require substance and relevance to be effective”
“China on Saturday applauded the UN resolution on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, urging countries to explore effective ways to maintain international peace and security. The resolution was adopted unanimously at the 69th session of the…
“A national public opinion survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II revealed that most respondents held positive views about postwar Japan, with about 80 percent saying Japan had taken…
Seifu Kan, a 94-year-old resident of Kyoto whose hand was injured in a U.S. wartime air raid, sends his handcrafted glass pens to “people who are committed to world peace and make progress for the cause.”
Ideas and Insights from Explorer Joseph Hincks: “Peace Boat was founded in 1983 as a civil society response to government censorship of Japan’s past military aggression in the Asia Pacific. Disenchanted with the education he and other students were receiving…