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PEACE

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2013
Peace stone from Hiroshima presented to Kosovo
A Hiroshima-based citizens' group has presented Kosovo with a stone from the 1945 atomic bombing engraved with an image of a Buddhist goddess of mercy.
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2013
Toward a Japan-Russia peace treaty
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to restart talks toward a peace treaty, which could lead to resolution of a territorial dispute.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2013
Ceremony an affront to Okinawans
The Abe government is inconsiderate for having the Emperor and Empress attend a ceremony that commemorates the restoration of Japan's sovereignty in 1952.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2013
Israeli apology begins reset of ties with Turkey
Israel's formal apology to Turkey for killing nine Turkish citizens aboard the ship Mavi Marmara three years ago is a start to resetting bilateral ties.
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2013
Ceremony insults Okinawans
On April 28 the Abe Cabinet will commemorate the day in 1952 that Japan got its sovereignty back. Don't look for many Okinawans at the ceremony.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2013
Ceremony to mark '52 return to sovereignty
An official ceremony commemorating the 61st anniversary of the date the San Francisco Peace Treaty, officially ending World War II, came into force will be held on April 28, government officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2013
Armed drones stir debate in pacifist Germany
The debate over the legality of drone warfare is stretching from Capitol Hill into the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate, as Germany considers purchasing armed drones for the first time.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2011
Riyadh vs. the Arab Spring
Saudi Arabia is widely perceived as leading the counter-revolution against the Arab Spring uprisings. In reality, the kingdom's response is centered, as its foreign and domestic policy has long been, on "stability." The Saudis don't want anti-Saudi forces, including such enemies as Iran and al-Qaida, to increase their influence in the Middle East.

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