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NANJING

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022
As China marks 85 years since Nanking, official extends olive branch to Japan
The remarks came in the wake of summit talks between Xi Jinping and Fumio Kishida in which the leaders pledged to seek 'constructive and stable' ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2019
Auschwitz museum rebuts Holocaust denial tweet by Japanese celebrity doctor Katsuya Takasu
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland recently responded to a high-profile Japanese plastic surgeon's 3-year-old Twitter post denying the Holocaust by issuing a tweet in Japanese describing it as a "historic fact."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
China tones down Japan criticism on Nanjing anniversary
China restrained its criticism of Japan on the 81st anniversary Thursday of the Nanjing massacre of Chinese civilians and others by Japanese soldiers, following improved bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2018
Ex-Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda visits memorial hall for Nanking Massacre victims
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Sunday visited a memorial hall dedicated to victims of the 1937 massacre committed by Japanese troops against civilians in the city now known as Nanjing, Chinese media reported Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2017
China marks 80th anniversary of Nanking Massacre, but Xi remains low key
China marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre on Wednesday with a call to work with Japan for peace, but President Xi Jinping kept a low profile and left the main public remarks to another senior official, apparently in consideration for Japan-China relations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Oct 8, 2017
Vow to 'compete at the Japanese level' pays off for Oussouby Sacko, Kyoto Seika's next head
In his rise up the ranks, Malian academic positioned himself as a bridge between Japan and the outside world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Oct 4, 2017
Kyoto Seika's next dean, Oussouby Sacko, was schooled in the violent tumult of '80s China
Malian architect lived through protests by Chinese students targeting Africans just months before the Tiananmen Square massacre.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2017
UNESCO may weigh opposing views on Memory of the World submissions in light of Japan's ire
UNESCO should take into account opposing views in its heritage registration process in light of criticism leveled by Japan about its inscription of China's "Documents of Nanjing Massacre" in the Memory of the World project, a report issued by its advisory committee says.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
South Korea joins China, asks Asian Games organizer to change hotel over Nanking Massacre denial book
South Korea has joined China in asking the organizer of the Asian Winter Games to change the hotel for its athletes due to a controversial history book placed in its guest rooms, the organizer said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2017
Chinese athletes won't be staying at Apa Hotel in Sapporo over massacre book
The organizing committee for the upcoming Asian Winter Games will change the lodgings for Chinese athletes from the Apa Hotel in Sapporo, where copies of a book denying the 1937 Nanking Massacre are placed in guest rooms, a committee source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2016
Chinese scholar urges Abe to follow Pearl Harbor with Nanjing visit
Now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama in a show of reconciliation between the two World War II foes, a U.S.-based Chinese scholar has suggested that Abe take a step further to achieve rapprochement with China over wartime history.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 22, 2016
Japan pays UNESCO dues after reforms soften ire over Nanjing Massacre documents
Japan has made its annual contribution to UNESCO after withholding the funds over the U.N. heritage body's decision to include "Documents of Nanjing Massacre" in its Memory of the World program, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday, citing UNESCO reforms as the reason for the change of heart.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016
China holds annual ceremony for victims of Nanjing massacre
China held a memorial ceremony Tuesday for victims of the 1937 massacre committed by Japanese troops in Nanjing, as the two countries have been pushing to improve relations overshadowed for years by territorial and wartime issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 22, 2016
Why is Japan refusing to pay UNESCO its dues?
The Japanese government announced that it is withholding its payments owed to UNESCO. This is a $37 million expression of displeasure over the organization's decision last year to include a Chinese submission on "Documents of Nanjing Massacre" in the Memory of the World Register. It is also a warning shot aimed at the expected submission next month of a new "comfort women" dossier to UNESCO nominated by 15 organizations and institutions from 11 nations: South Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands and Australia.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016
Japan holding back payment to UNESCO
Japan is facing an uphill battle in its attempt to wield influence at UNESCO.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
China slams Japan's defense minister for ducking Nanking Massacre questions
China on Friday accused Japan's new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War II.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2016
UNESCO board calls for revising documentary registration guidelines
UNESCO's Executive Board has adopted a resolution calling for revised guidelines around its documentary registration system to secure transparency and avoid conflicts among member states.
JAPAN / History
Dec 13, 2015
Xi, top officials absent as China holds Nanking Massacre ceremony
China's president and senior party officials are absent at a ceremony in the city of Nanjing for victims of the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2015
Exhibit of Nanking Massacre starts in China ahead of anniversary
A new exhibition started Monday at a museum dedicated to the 1937 massacre in Nanjing of Chinese citizens by the Japanese military, ahead of this weekend's anniversary of the incident.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2015
Kerry lobbies for U.S. to remain on UNESCO board despite funding row
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday lobbied for the United States to be re-elected to UNESCO's board, promising to work with Congress to restore funding after Washington cut off its contributions in 2011 in protest over the Palestinians being admitted as full members.

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