March 27, 2015 – “Japan Turns Down China’s Invitation To Military Parade Marking End Of World War II” (China Topix)
“Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly said that he rejected China’s invitation because accepting it would mean Japan is…
March 27, 2015 – “China’s Kinder, Gentler Military Parade” (The Diplomat)
“Rather than displaying China’s latest military technologies, as the National Day parades do, this parade will have a different focus:…
March 27, 2015 – “Government looks to end taboo on military research” (University World News)
“Japan’s military is prying open long-closed doors at university research labs, boosting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s US-backed effort to cast…
March 27, 2015 – “Japan’s Shinzo Abe describes alliance with U.S. ‘unshakable'” (UPI)
“Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he holds the “fullest confidence” in President Obama and the U.S.-Japan alliance remains “unshakable,”…
March 27, 2015 – “Ruling Supports Glendale in Dispute Over Monument” (Rafu Shimpo)
“A judge has issued a tentative ruling in support of the City of Glendale, which has been sued for placing…
March 26, 2015 – Commentary: “War statement debate, a smoke grenade for Abe to hide revisionism” (Shanghai Daily)
“The world should be increasingly vigilant to the wily Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his moves towards historical revisionism,…
March 26, 2015 – “Japan Puts Largest Warship Since WWII Into Service” (Japan Real Time)
“Japan’s largest warship since World War II went into service Wednesday, bolstering the nation’s maritime defense capabilities at a time…
March 26, 2015 – “U.S. has ‘solid’ understanding of Seoul-Tokyo shared history: Korean envoy” (Yonhap News)
“The U.S. government, Congress and academics have a very “solid” consensus that Japan should stop its attempts to gloss over…