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WWII

COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Dec 4, 2015
Stimson's love of Kyoto saved it from A-bomb
The glories of Kyoto impressed Henry Stimson, and the decisions he made decades later as the U.S. secretary of war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2015
Amazon yank Nazi-, Imperial Japan-themed TV ads from N.Y. subway
Amazon.com Inc. on Monday agreed to pull advertisements for a new television show featuring Nazi-inspired imagery from New York City's subway system, a transit official said, hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the company to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2015
Roanoke mayor apologizes for Japanese internment remarks
The embattled mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, apologized Friday for comments earlier in the week citing the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II in a statement defending his push to keep Syrian refugees out of the area.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 18, 2015
Retracing forced laborers' journey, Koreans finally bring their loved ones home from Hokkaido
A decade-long effort by civic groups in Japan and South Korea culminates in a 3,500-km journey to bring back the remains of wartime forced laborers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 18, 2015
On their return to Japan, former U.S. POWs recount struggles to forgive and forget
At this year's talk at Temple University Japan by former U.S. POWs, much of the discussion among the nine visitors was of forgiveness.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Nov 16, 2015
Empress Michiko turns 81
Turning 81, Empress Michiko recalled her April trip to Palau to commemorate those who lost their lives there in World War II.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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