Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday - the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two - but avoided a ... ( read original story ...)
VJ Day: Japan marks 75 years since end of WWII
Japan has marked 75 years since its surrender in World War Two. Victory over Japan Day marked the end of the conflict, four months after fighting ended in Europe. It is estimated that there were ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon says always ready to talk with Japan over historic disputes
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Saturday said his government was always ready to talk with Japan over historic disputes, Moon's comments were made in a speech celebrating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe Sends Ritual Offering to War Dead Shrine on World War Two 75th Anniversary
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat, a ru ... ( read original story ...)
UK to mark 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day
VJ Day was declared when emperor Hiroito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world war ... ( read original story ...)
VJ Day: A WW2 hero and a reckoning with Japan’s past
The officers were little concerned by mass civilian casualties inflicted by the US bombing of Japan's cities. Instead they were focused on one thing: the survival of the imperial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan almost surrendered to pilot, 22
Flight Lieutenant Norman Wilson still remembers the roar of the Sunderland flying boat he flew to deadly effect in the closing days of the Second World War.He and fellow crew members from 209 Squadron ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s first drive-in haunted house is in Tokyo. And it’s terrifying
A Japanese company has created an experience that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Mark 75th WW2 Anniversary in Scaled-Back Ceremony Amid COVID-19
Japan will mark the 75th anniversary of its World War Two surrender on Saturday in a memorial ceremony scaled back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as ties with neighbours China and South Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s emperor had to tell his people World War II was lost. He did so on a scratchy recording.
The emperor spoke on a scratchy recording, and ended World War II. An era of global devastation ended with announcement of Japan’s surrender. ( read original story ...)
Second time unlucky: Covid restrictions derail Japan PM’s holiday – again
Shinzo Abe had planned to visit family during O-bon holiday but political rival Tokyo mayor calls on capital’s residents to stay home ... ( read original story ...)
Kenya turns to Eliud Kipchoge to revive tourism potential
World marathon record holder runs in the wild at the world-famous Maasai Mara, with wildebeest in tow, to champion Kenyan cause. ( read original story ...)
Human remains unearthed near Osaka station at former cemetery
OSAKA--Researchers have unearthed human bones from more than 1,500 people at a former cemetery that is part of a large-scale redevelopment plan near JR Osaka Station. Osaka City’s board of education ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon to focus on victims in ‘comfort women’ dispute with Japan
President Moon Jae-in vowed on Friday to spotlight the plight of South Korea's last few surviving "comfort women", as those forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels are known, in efforts to resolve ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo has a drive-in haunted house. And it’s terrifying
A Japanese company has created an experience that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house. ( read original story ...)
75 years later, Japan war orphans tell of pain, recovery
For years, orphans in Japan were punished just for surviving the war. They were bullied. They were called trash and left to fend for themselves on the street. Police ... ( read original story ...)