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May 5, 2023
Kentucky Derby to go ahead despite death of four horses at Churchill Downs
There are three Japan-based horses in the field for the 149th Run for the Roses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Longform
Oct 18, 2021
The British spy behind the rise in Japan’s naval air power leading up to World War II
William Sempill's mission to Japan 100 years ago led to intelligence leaks that some believe were partly to blame for Japan's audacious attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2019
Churchill was more villain than hero in Britain's colonies
His record in the British Empire more closely resembles that of a war criminal than a defender of democracy and freedom.
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WORLD
Dec 21, 2016
Yule be all aglow at traditional Notting Hill pub
A traditional English pub has been cloaked in more than 80 bright green Christmas trees while nearly 22,000 dazzling lights attract tourists and locals alike to the festive display in London.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2014
Churchill feared Japanese invasion of Falkland Islands, archives suggest
Wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered troops to the Falkland Islands in 1942 because he feared Japan could invade the far-flung British territory, according to documents at the National Archives in London.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 7, 2013
Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy that won't go away
Dec. 8 (Japan time) is the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the infamous attack launched by Imperial Japanese forces against the United States that continues to reverberate in the popular imagination.
JAPAN
May 23, 2013
Britain told U.S. in early 1941 Japan might be preparing for war
Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered that transcripts of tapped telephone conversations indicating the possibility Japan could go to war with Britain in early 1941 be sent to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, government papers declassified Thursday show.

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