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WWII

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
May 3, 2015
Japan-U.S. effort to tell suicide pilots' stories dodges controversy, wins praise
JBC sits down for an interview with Dr. M.G. Sheftall of Shizuoka University about the kamikaze phenomenon and what makes this exhibition unique.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2015
Full text of Abe's speech before U.S. Congress
Following is a full text of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech at the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015
Russians seethe over West's 'snub' of their WWII commemoration, fail to see link with Ukraine
One of Boris Lisitsyn's happiest memories is of being swept by a huge, joyous crowd through the streets of Moscow and onto Red Square in spontaneous celebrations when World War Two ended in Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 28, 2015
At Harvard, Abe sticks to Kono message when pressed on 'comfort women' issue
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tried to dodge the politically explosive issue of wartime 'comfort women' by reaffirming his earlier stance upholding a key 1993 government apology.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2015
Bataan Death March survivors in U.S. call on Abe to acknowledge wartime atrocities
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to address the U.S. Congress in a highly anticipated speech on Wednesday local time, what he says about Japan's wartime past — and how he says it — is foremost on the minds of many, particularly in East Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2015
Abe won't attend Russian WWII ceremony
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend an official ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II because of a scheduling conflict, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
WORLD
Apr 26, 2015
Germany says will deny entry to some Russian Night Wolves bikers
Germany will block some members of an ultra-nationalist Russian motorcycle club from entering the country, government sources said Saturday, a day after Poland also announced an entry ban for the group which is blacklisted by the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 24, 2015
Korean survivor recounts path from 14-year-old girl to wartime sex slave
A Korean woman who says she was forced to become a “comfort woman” during the war describes how people dressed as Japanese soldiers persuaded her to do so.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2015
Xi and Abe meet amid tentative thaw in ties
What a difference five months can make.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami