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ANNIVERSARY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2015
Ex-librarians collect Tokyo air raid maps in effort to promote peace
Former librarian Gen Yamazaki fixes his eyes on a map he found in the stack room at the National Diet Library in Tokyo in 1981.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2015
Tokyo Skytree is bathed in blue to mark 70th anniversary of the United Nations
Sumida Ward's Tokyo Skytree, together with some 200 sites in 60 countries around the world, was illuminated with blue lights Saturday as part of a global celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2015
Empress turns 81, says April Palau trip left 'unforgettable impression'
Empress Michiko, on the occasion of her 81st birthday Tuesday, recalled her April trip to Palau with Emperor Akihito to commemorate those who lost their lives there during World War II, saying it "has left an unforgettable impression on me."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2015
The Abe government versus the Emperor on history issues
Shinzo Abe and the Foreign Ministry have been mincing words when it comes to Japan's war responsibility, in stark contrast with Emperor Akihito's forthright statements of remorse and apology.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Abe plans tribute to postwar Japanese prisoners during Uzbekistan trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to honor postwar Japanese prisoners involved in building what is now a reputed theater in Uzbekistan during a visit to the country later this month, diplomatic sources from two nations said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2015
Ogasawara islander of Western descent says her WWII lasted for decades
For 93-year-old Kyoko Ohira, a resident of Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara chain, World War II did not end in 1945. It ended in 1968, when her ethnic Japanese school friends were at last allowed to return to the remote Pacific island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2015
Survivors' memoirs gain new significance 70 years after atomic bombings
Michiko Hattori, 86, calls herself an "obscure" atomic bomb survivor with no special writing skills. But the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan this year unexpectedly brought her a chance to publish her life story afresh.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2015
Japanese-Americans recall how war tested loyalties, spurred identity crisis
During an annual pilgrimage in late April to the site of a former internment camp, U.S.-born children of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. recounted divisions among Japanese-Americans during and after World War II.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015
South Korea learns to wield middle-power diplomacy
Park Geun-hye attending the World War II anniversary parade in Beijing is the most visible image yet of an emerging China-South Korea alliance.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015
Beijing's display of insecurity
With its huge military parade to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II, Beijing unwittingly displayed palpable insecurities about itself and its place in the world.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2015
Time to heal rifts with Beijing, Seoul
As the events marking the end of World War II draw to a close, the Abe administration should turn its attention to improving ties with South Korea and China.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Japan regrets absence of reference to reconciliation in Xi speech
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has described as "extremely regrettable" Chinese President Xi Jinping's failure to refer to reconciliation with Japan during a speech on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2015
Chinese skip military parade, head to Japan
China staged a massive military parade Thursday celebrating with fanfare the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II, but not all Chinese were glued to the spectacle: Many had fled, for Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2015
China criticizes Abe's view of war history at massive military parade, vows to cut troop numbers
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday implicitly scolded Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's view of Japan's wartime history at a reception in Beijing following a massive military parade commemorating the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2015
Obama underscores Japan relations ahead of China's parade of military might
The United States on Wednesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the formal end of World War II in the Pacific theater with President Barack Obama calling the wartime adversary Japan a "steadfast" ally and the current alliance with Tokyo a model of reconciliation, with the praise coming on the eve of...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2015
China's leaders welcome chance to distract attention with war parade
The noise of tanks and thousands of marching feet may be intended to stiffen the confidence of Chinese citizens, but Tokyo's reaction may be more subdued.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 2, 2015
Okinawans seek listing of 'awamori' spirits as UNESCO intangible heritage
A campaign is underway in Okinawa to get awamori liquor added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2015
U.S. presidential grandchildren tout Chinese Nationalist WWII bona fides on anniversary
Two grandchildren of World War Two-era U.S. presidents said the Chinese Nationalists' role in defeating Japan was as significant as the Communists in a rare joint appearance in Taiwan, as China launches its own high-profile parade marking the war's end.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2015
Abe's Aug. 14 statement and the geopolitics of grammar
The approach taken by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his war anniversary statement may be astute in the short run, but it cannot produce authentic reconciliation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2015
U.N. chief cites learning from history as reason to attend Chinese war anniversary ceremony
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is to visit China in the coming week to mark the end of World War II amid concerns from Japan about his trip, feels it is important to learn from history, the office of his spokesperson said Friday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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