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WORLD WAR I

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2020
Why Japan, South Korea and China can't put the past behind them
On the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender, domestic politics, structure and identity continue to prevent reconciliation between the three Northeast Asian neighbors.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020
Roger Dahl on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2020
Vladimir Putin's plea
The Russian president is scared, and he's probably right to be.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2020
Putin's latest obsession: Rewriting World War II
Russia's leader believes the narrative is shifting in ways that make the Soviet Union a villain.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 5, 2019
Wat Misaka leaves an admirable legacy
When Wataru "Wat" Misaka passed away on Nov. 20, he left an indelible legacy on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. He showed what was possible for someone who looked like he did on the basketball court. And to his eternal credit, he reached the highest level.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2019
Mamoru Shinozaki: Japan's forgotten humanitarian
A monument and a suitable memorialization for Mamoru Shinozaki would communicate a humane message about Japanese remembrance of past injustices, and about its close, peaceful engagement with the rest of Asia in the present.
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CULTURE / Books
Sep 21, 2019
'Paper Houses': Loving one half of the country, detesting the other
Author William Plomer came to Japan during the 1920s following the publication of 'Turbott Wolfe.' Hugely inspired by the country, in his later life he persuaded Benjamin Britten to watch a noh performance, inspiring him to write the opera 'Curlew River,' and publisher Jonathan Cape to publish the 'James Bond' novels.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 7, 2019
'The Barren Zone': A POW's trauma doesn't end at home
Toyoko Yamasaki's 'The Barren Zone' is a chilling portrayal of the harsh realities of being a POW and the social difficulties faced by survivors upon returning to Japan.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2019
Japan's war crimes, colonialism and apologies
Both Japan and South Korea must aim for objectivity and impartiality in their grasp of their history.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 3, 2019
Japan Times 1919: Women go on strike for first time in Japan
Over 100 female workers employed at a silk reeling factory in Maebashi struck, demanding a 50 percent increase in wages.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 2, 2019
Bill Bradley details Chiune Sugihara's heroism in award-winning radio documentary
Bill Bradley, captain of the U.S. gold medal-winning basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently involved in another winning (and historically important) project with ties to Japan.
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BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2019
Bank of England picks gay World War II code-breaker Alan Turing for new £50 bank note
Mathematician Alan Turing, whose cracking of a Nazi code helped the Allies to win World War II but who committed suicide after being convicted for homosexuality, will appear on the Bank of England's new £50 banknote, the central bank said Monday.
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JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Apr 29, 2019
Defining the Heisei Era: Just how peaceful were the past 30 years?
Asked what characteristics best summed up the Heisei Era (1989-2019), 79 percent of Japanese people thought it would be best remembered as being “peaceful and without war.”
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Apr 6, 2019
'Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths' review: Pulling no punches when it comes to the realities of war
In 'Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths,' manga artist and veteran Shigeru Mizuki brings the Pacific front of World War II to life with unflinching realism and a grotesque and sardonic humor.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 2, 2019
Japan Times 1969: Exploding balloons injure eight people
By the violent wind Wednesday evening, two large, two-storied buildings at the Tokyo Medical College at Higashi-Okubo that were being erected, and one of them almost completed, were blown down and destroyed. In the suburbs, several small houses tumbled down.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 2, 2019
Japan Times 1919: Tokyo gripped by dread disease
Spanish influenza again holds Tokyo in its deadly grip, favored by the changeable weather.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018
Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life
Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.

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