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CLASS A WAR CRIMINALS

JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2014
China U.N. envoy decries Yasukuni visit, Abe's motives
China's top envoy to the U.N. criticizes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to Yasukuni Shrine, questioning the conservative leader's motives and warning the international community to "remain vigilant."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2013
Abe to stay away from Yasukuni Shrine festival to appease China, South Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not plan visit war-related Yasukuni Shrineu2019s fall festival, in a bid to improve ties with China and South Korea.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 3, 2013
Where's the love? Japanese feel unhappy, unloved and pessimistic
The results of a Pew Opinion survey released in July 2013 found that the public mood in Japan is improving but remains "mostly one of dissatisfaction." However, that dissatisfaction is 10 percent lower than the level registered in 2007 during Shinzo Abe's first spell as premier.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 27, 2013
Yasukuni Shrine: ground zero for unrepentant wartime remembrance
There is considerable speculation about whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to visit Yasukuni Shrine in mid-August. This is an especially sensitive time of the year as it coincides both with the annual Bon festival, when people honor their ancestors, and the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945 on the 15th of the month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 8, 2013
GHQ probed delay in FDR note to Hirohito
Allied prosecutors probed the delay in delivering U.S. President Roosevelt's letter to Emperor Hirohito on the eve of war, apparently to establish that the foreign minister was to blame for failing to stop the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world