March 26, 2015 – “Five years on, tensions mount over South Korea’s sunken warship” (Malay Mail)
“Five years on from the explosion that killed 46 sailors — almost half the crew — and led to increased…
March 25, 2015 – “70 years later, the world is still fighting World War II” (Washington Post)
“2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, but, in some ways, the epochal conflict is…
March 24, 2015 – “From Cho Junglae, a Film on Japanese Wartime Brothels” (NYTimes)
“Now, after more than a decade in limbo, the film, “Spirits’ Homecoming,” will continue filming next month. Mr. Cho, who…
March 25, 2015 – “Beijing invites Shinzo Abe to ceremonies for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II” (Asia News)
“According to a Japanese government source, China has asked the Prime Minister of Japan to participate in events that mark…
March 24, 2015 – “Panel on war anniversary statement have heated debate on word ‘aggression’” (Japan Times)
“Members of an expert panel on the war anniversary statement to be issued this summer by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
March 23, 2015 – “Looking Ahead to the 2015 Round of Historical Anniversaries” (Nippon)
By Nippon’s Editor in Chief, Kawashima Shin: “We in Japan see our country’s seven-decade postwar period as having begun on…
March 23, 2015 – “Japan caught off-guard by Chinese PR blitz in U.S. over Senkaku Islands” (Asahi)
“Chinese Embassy officials in the United States went on a phone call frenzy in November to present their spin on…
March 23, 2015 – “S. Korea-China-Japan Summit depends on Abe`s attitude” (Dong-a Ilbo)
“If the South Korea-China-Japan Summit is held this year that marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War…