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70TH ANNIVERSARY

JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2015
China wants to scrutinize Abe WWII statement before trilateral summit
China has told Japan it wants to examine the contents of a statement to be issued this summer by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, before deciding when to hold a trilateral summit involving South Korea, diplomatic sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2015
Chinese Premier Li calls 2015 a test year for relations with Japan
Premier Li Keqiang urges Japan to squarely face its past this year, noting the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII will be a test for bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 10, 2015
Statement adviser to Abe: Acknowledge Japan waged 'war of aggression'
A noted political and diplomatic scholar widely considered to be a close adviser to Prime Minister Shinu00adzo Abe takes a surprising stance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2015
Abe calls for swift security legislation at LDP convention
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Sunday for swift enactment of legislation to enable Japan to defend its security more robustly as his Liberal Democratic Party held its annual convention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2015
China to publish records of Japan's past militarism for WWII anniversary
The move is intended to help “keep in mind our history as a warning for the future,” said Yu Zhengsheng, the Communist Party of China's fourth-highest ranking member.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2015
Two kamikaze pilots, two late reprieves, one pacifist view
Hisashi Tezuka knew his life had been spared when he heard the Emperor's voice crackling through the wireless.
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2015
Abe's choice of words
What Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may say in a statement he plans to make this summer to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II has become a politically charged subject of speculation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2015
Crown Prince turns 55, calls for accounts of history to be passed down correctly
Crown Prince Naruhito, marking his 55th birthday, calls for accounts of history to be handed down correctly.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2015
South Korea, China warn Japan not to backtrack on apology over wartime past
South Korea and China have warned Japan not to backtrack on an apology issued 20 years ago over its wartime past when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2015
Abe hints at changes to wording of 1995 Murayama statement on WWII
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he wants to reflect his government's position in a statement to be released in August on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, signaling that the wording of a 1995 statement — which offered apologies for Japan's wartime aggression in Asia — could be changed.

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