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WWII

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Aug 12, 2015
Requesting a WWII apology for the long forgotten: the Japanese people
The Japanese people have waited 70 years for their political leadership to apologize for having led them into a disastrous war.
JAPAN / Society / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 11, 2015
Offspring have hard time relating hibakusha experience but have same health fears
Facing his fellow survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Atsushi Takeshita begrudgingly announced last month that his group, comprised of about 100 hibakusha, will put an end to more than 60 years of activity because its members are getting too old.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 10, 2015
Japan's military that isn't: a short primer in self-defense doublespeak
Article 9 of Japan's Constitution, which renounces war, has been interpreted as permitting the maintenance and use of military force for self-defense, but this has led to some interesting linguistic gymnastics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 10, 2015
Abe war anniversary statement to include terms 'apology' and 'aggression': NHK
A draft of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II includes all of the key words used in the Murayama statement, including 'apology' and 'aggression,' according to NHK.
JAPAN / History / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 10, 2015
A legacy of WWII, Korean residents test nation's ability to accommodate non-Japanese
World War II had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the Korean community in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 9, 2015
Is Japan equipped to handle historic decisions that cost lives, limbs and loved ones?
Perhaps calendars should indicate not just holidays, but the dates on which important people in our collective pasts made decisions that caused tremendous harm.
JAPAN / History
Aug 9, 2015
As Abe gears up for WWII anniversary statement, will Emperor weigh in?
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gets set to deliver his World War II anniversary statement, Emperor Akihito emerges as a possible counterbalance to any watered-down speech.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2015
Nagasaki bombing remembered, but doubts emerge over anti-war, anti-nuke policy
Nagasaki marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing with calls to abolish nuclear weapons and a direct criticism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bills.
JAPAN / History
Aug 8, 2015
Truth hurts: censorship in the media
"Truth, it has been said, is the first casualty of war." — Philip Snowden, July 1916

Longform

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