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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2015
Russia says Chinese, North Korean leaders to attend WWII commemorations in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend celebrations in Moscow to commemorate the end of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 16, 2015
Floating fortress Musashi, symbol of Japan's naval ambitions, now a war grave
The super-dreadnought that once served as the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy has been found lying in sections in the dark ocean depths of the Philippines, 70 years after the end of World War II.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2015
Legacy of the Great Tokyo Air Raid
The Great Tokyo Air Raid, carried out 70 years ago by U.S. Army Air Force bombers, was a major wartime atrocity that testifies to the great sufferings the Pacific War brought to Japanese civilians.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2015
Musashi broke up on descent because of torpedoes, researchers say
Some of the first video taken of the sunken battleship Musashi reveals that it broke apart before coming to rest on the seafloor near the Philippines in 1944.
JAPAN / History
Mar 12, 2015
LDP panel explores ways to convey Japan's views on sex slave issue
Some members said a strategic plan is needed to lobby other countries on the issue of 'comfort women,' a euphemism for those forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 11, 2015
Victims seek redress for 'unparalleled massacre' of Tokyo air raid
Why has one of the deadliest wartime events in history never been properly memorialized in Japan?
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 / History
Mar 9, 2015
Tokyo firebombing survivor fears Japan starting down road to war again
Katsumoto Saotome was 12 the night he ran for his life through a sea of flames, jumping over smouldering railroad ties along a train track as U.S. B-29 bombers rained incendiary bombs down around him.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2015
Cabinet moves to put SDF officers, civilians on equal footing
The Cabinet approves historic proposals to weaken civilian control over the Self-Defense Forces by giving military officers equal footing with civil servants in planning SDF operations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 4, 2015
U.S. author recounts 'lecture' he got about 'comfort women' from uninvited Japanese guests
The American historian whose book has been slammed by the Japanese government for its content on WWII sex slaves speaks out.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 4, 2015
Stance on 'comfort women' undermines fight to end wartime sexual violence
The prime minister's declarations on preventing sexual violence in wartime fly in the face of his government's refusal to recognize Japan's responsibilities toward the 'comfort women.'
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2015
In likely jab at Japan, China to hold parade, to mark end of WWII
China will hold a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II this year and invite the leaders of major countries involved in the war to attend, the Foreign Ministry said, events probably aimed at Japan.
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.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2015
Abe gives advisory panel topics to discuss on WWII anniversary statement
The topics include what Japan has learned from its experiences in the previous century, and what contributions the country ought to make to Asia and the world.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2015
Komeito urges Abe to retain remorse for 'aggression' in WWII statement
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II should retain wording from past apologies, according to a high-ranking Komeito official.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 13, 2015
Tiled air raid shelter in Aichi hailed as work of art
A private World War II air raid shelter exquisitely lined with colorful tiles has recently been opened to the public in Handa, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2015
With focus on wartime past, Japan's global PR message could misfire
A campaign to correct perceived bias in accounts of Japan's wartime past risks muddling the positive message in a mammoth public relations drive to win friends abroad.
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.
WORLD
Jan 26, 2015
Past horrors haunt a Polish town
Bogumila recalls how as a small girl growing up in the Polish town of Oswiecim she saw prisoners beaten by Nazi guards and watched with her mother the distant glow of the crematorium fires of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2015
Survivor detailed camp life in his book
In a little leather book, the kind some men used to use to list lovers, Holocaust survivor Hy Abrams keeps the names that still haunt him: Auschwitz, Plaszow, Mauthausen, Melk and Ebensee.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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