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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2015
Abe to avoid controversial Yasukuni Shrine visit during spring festival
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will again skip a spring visit to contentious Yasukuni Shrine because the 70th anniversary of the war is apparently generating too much scrutiny.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 13, 2015
To pay for WWII commemorative activites, groups tap crowdfunding spigot
An increasing number of citizens' groups in Japan trying to document firsthand accounts of the tragedies of World War II, which ended 70 years ago this year, are turning to crowdfunding, a popular way of raising funds via the Internet, to pay for cash-strapped projects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2015
USS Missouri hosts Kamikaze exhibit to mark 70th anniversary of attack
A kamikaze exhibition opened Saturday aboard the USS Missouri, now a memorial in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, to mark the 70th anniversary of a Japanese pilot's suicide attack on the battleship during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2015
Emperor, Empress visit WWII cenotaph in Palau
The Imperial Couple commemorate those who lost their lives during World War II by visiting monuments dedicated to Japanese and American soldiers on Peleliu Island, Palau.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 9, 2015
Tribute of Emperor, Empress has extra meaning for Battle of Peleliu veteran
For Kiyokazu Tsuchida, a 95-year-old former Japanese sailor who fought on Peleliu Island in 1944, witnessing the Imperial Couple's visit to honor the war dead on Thursday was not just for him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2015
3/11 survivor in Kamaishi recalls U.S. naval bombardment
Kamaishi resident Otoko Wada couldn't help but recall how the U.S. Navy shelled the local steel plant 70 years ago, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, rocked Iwate Prefecture and left the city in ruins all over again.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 8, 2015
Documentary on Japanese 'war brides' is gaining steam
The documentary-film scene just keeps getting better, and here's one recent example that strikes a chord. Three women (Kathryn Tolbert, Lucy Craft and Karen Kasmauski) — all first-born daughters of Japanese war brides who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1950s to wed Americans — have gotten...
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015
Poll finds trans-Pacific gap on role Japan should play in region
An expanded military role for Japan is a more popular idea among U.S. citizens than Japanese themselves, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center.
WORLD
Apr 8, 2015
German official slams Greek demands for WWII reparations as 'stupid'
Germany's economy minister branded Greece's demand for €278.7 billion in reparations from World War II as "stupid" on Tuesday, while the German opposition said Berlin should repay a forced loan dating from the Nazi occupation.
JAPAN / History
Apr 8, 2015
War and peace: a brief history of Palau
Following is a list of key events related to Palau and the visit this week by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to mourn the war dead:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015
Emperor arrives in Palau to commemorate WWII victims
Emperor Akihito arrived Wednesday in the Pacific island nation of Palau, where he will visit a World War II battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of the conflict that still haunts Asia 70 years after its end.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2015
Memorial service honors 70th anniversary of Yamato sinking
A memorial service was held Tuesday in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, for about 3,000 crew members who died when the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato was sunk by U.S. forces on April 7, 1945, during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 7, 2015
Lucky break saved Japanese veteran during fierce WWII battle in Palau
Japan fought an "unwinnable" war against the United States, a 93-year-old Japanese veteran said in recalling the fierce World War II battle that killed his army comrades in Palau.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 6, 2015
Paradise lost: War brought hell, starvation to Japanese immigrants in Palau
"If the war had been prolonged for half a year, all Japanese immigrants would have starved to death," Zensho Kinjo says of the situation faced by Japanese settlers in Palau toward the end of World War II in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 4, 2015
Okinawa: In the crosshairs of war
"We always seem to be at the tail end of history, dragged along roads already ruined by others."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2015
Japan, U.S. experts digitizing A-bomb archives
Japanese and American experts are exploring ways to put the data archives of a wartime study of A-bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki online.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2015
New Kyushu museum breaks taboo with POW vivisection display
A new museum in Fukuoka uses its grand opening to finally address the infamous live dissections of U.S. prisoners of war at Kyushu University's medical school.
JAPAN / History
Apr 2, 2015
Government to name Japanese detainees Soviets sent to North Korea
The government will check and then release a list of Japanese detainees the Soviets sent to what is now North Korea in the aftermath of World War II, Japan's top government spokesman said Thursday. The list was received from the Russian government in 2006.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2015
Island state cleans up for rare Imperial visit
Palau is stepping up preparations for next week's visit by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who are coming to mourn those who died on its islands during the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2015
Imperial Couple to charter plane, sleep on ship to visit Palau war dead
As this year marks 70 years since the end of World War II, Emperor Akihito plans to fulfill his long-held desire to visit Palau next week, a decade after infrastructure issues ruined his previous plans.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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