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Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (132+ words) Mochizuki and Eduardo Martinez -- discuss a museum in Nagasaki that challenges the official estimate of the number of Koreans who died in the nuclear bombing of the southwestern Japan city...subjected to forced labor under harsh conditions in factories, coal…...
War-linked Yasukuni shrine bans cosplay, military attire on premises
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (237+ words) TOKYO - The war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo has announced on its official website that..."While visits by people who actually served in the military, wearing the clothing of the time, have...qualification have increasingly been seen visiting in military uniforms,…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM drops "remorse," vow to renounce war in WWII anniv. speech
4+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) PM drops "remorse," vow to renounce war in WWII anniv. speech Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation...81st A-bomb anniversary Climber traffic falls 30% in Japan's bear-hit Hokkaido, Tohoku FOCUS: Japan's...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan defense chief Koizumi visits controversial Yasukuni shrine on anniv.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (114+ words) Yasukuni shrine on anniv. Read full story here Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation...81st A-bomb anniversary Climber traffic falls 30% in Japan's bear-hit Hokkaido, Tohoku Kyodo News...after U.S. midterm elections: expert Authorities in Vietnam discover more than…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi eyes forgoing Yasukuni shrine visit on anniv. of WWII end
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (112+ words) of WWII end Read full story here 2 women who died in Aeon mall blast were told to return inside by employer...
Outgoing Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the first day of a three-day autumn...responsibility for his party's major setback in July national election, sent the "masakaki"...against peace and added to the enshrined deities in…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM pledges faster progress on fighter project with Italy, U.K.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (124+ words) Italy, U.K.Read full story here Tsunami waves arrive in Japan after M7.8 quake off Philippines Over 10,000...admits creating videos critical of Japan PM rivals in LDP election American found dead in Kyoto after disappearing on family holiday Sumo:...wrestlers depart for…...
A forgotten chapter: The stories of Allied POWs in Nagasaki during the atomic bombing
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) Allied countries were held at brutal Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic...the stories of these often unrecognized victims. In September, dozens of relatives of Dutch POWs and...Dutch families at the Nagasaki memorial, unveiled…...
Ainu remains to be returned to Japan by London's Natural History Museum
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) revitalization minister Hitoshi Kikawada, who is also in charge of Ainu policy, told reporters that the return...arranging with Britain to take possession of the remains in the next fiscal year. They will be preserved at Upopoy -- an Ainu cultural…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan hopes to advance talks on defense equipment pact with NZ: Koizumi
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (118+ words) Mideast peace hopes Sumo: Wakatakakage beats Kirishima in tiebreaker, claims 2nd Emperor's Cup 19 taken to hospital after alleged spraying incident in Tokyo's Ginza area Abe resigns as Giants manager...