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ANNIVERSARIES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2015
Emperor voices 'deep remorse' over war at 70th anniversary of surrender; ministers visit Yasukuni
In comments in Tokyo to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Emperor Akihito refers to his u2018deep remorse' over wartime events.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2015
The top-secret flights that ended the war
Seventy years after the atomic bombings, time stands still on the Pacific island of Tinian.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2015
China invites ex-Kuomintang soldiers in Taiwan to mark end of war against Japan
China will welcome former soldiers living in Taiwan who fought against Japan in World War II to take part in commemorations marking 70 years since the end of the conflict in Asia, state media said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2015
China says U.S. calls for Tiananmen accounting are 'unprovoked accusations'
China criticized the United States on Friday for "unprovoked accusations" in calling on Beijing to account for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on prodemocracy protesters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
China declares holiday to mark Japan's surrender
China said Wednesday it would make Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2015
As rest of EU pulls away, Czech president finds friendly welcome from Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Milos Zeman, his Czech counterpart, in the Kremlin on Saturday, cementing the warm relationship Zeman and his entourage have maintained with Moscow even as other European leaders have pulled away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2015
Vietnam still battles Agent Orange legacy 40 years on
Tan Tri doesn't know a thing about Agent Orange. But doctors say he lives with its effects every day, when he crawls off his wooden bed and waits for someone to feed him. He is 25.
WORLD
Apr 15, 2015
Flag raising at Fort Sumter recalls end of Civil War, 150 years ago
Civil War re-enactors raised an American flag at the Fort Sumter National Monument during a ceremony on Tuesday commemorating the 150th anniversary of the symbolic end to the four-year conflict in the place where it began.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2015
Abducted by aliens? Stolen by Russians? MH370 theories abound
One year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an extraordinary amount of key data remains unknown — fueling conspiracy theories and heated online debate about one of aviation's biggest mysteries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 20, 2015
Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked with tributes, protests in U.S.
Tributes to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were held across the United States on Monday as protests over the treatment of minorities by law enforcement rolled on across the country.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2015
Suga downplays U.S. comments on upcoming WWII statement
The Liberal Democratic Party will step up efforts this year to revise the Constitution, a long-cherished goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 70 YEARS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Jan 2, 2015
As Abe pulls to the right, few go with him
How far has Japan shifted to the right? Is it trying to shed its legacy of postwar pacifism? Experts give their opinions on the LDP's latest moves as the new year opens.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2015
All eyes on Abe for war's 70th anniversary
As the 70th anniversary of the war looms, the world will be waiting to see how the Japanese government chooses to remember its misdeeds, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement under the microscope.
JAPAN / 70 YEARS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Dec 31, 2014
Year ahead may mark turning point for SDF
The 70th year since the end of World War II may be a watershed for the Self-Defense Forces if they undergo the historic changes planned by the Cabinet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2014
10 years on, tsunami warning stumbles at the 'last mile'
In April 2012, Indonesia's Banda Aceh, the city worst hit by the tsunami that killed nearly 230,000 people on Dec. 26, 2004, received a terrifying reminder of how unprepared it was for the next disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2014
Newtown residents mark school massacre anniversary with reflection
Residents of Newtown, Connecticut, gathered at a somber prayer service on Sunday to remember the 20 young children and six educators killed by a gunman two years ago in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2014
Set aside hate, Xi tells Nanjing on first massacre memorial
China and Japan should set aside hatred but remember history, Chinese President Xi Jinping says on the first national memorial day for massacre victims at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 10, 2014
Germany celebrates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2014
Guard who opened Berlin Wall speaks
The East German lieutenant colonel who gave the fateful order to throw open the Berlin Wall 25 years ago said he wept in silence a few moments later as hordes of euphoric East Germans swept past him into West Berlin to get their first taste of freedom.
Japan Times
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oct 17, 2014
Celebrating On Sunday's first anniversary

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