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Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (132+ words) Is the official estimate of Korean deaths from the atomic bombing accurate?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Keinosuke Taga, Toma MochRead full story here Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims Is…...
BREAKING NEWS: PM Takaichi says female emperor issue unrelated to imperial law revision
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (117+ words) Read full story here Japanese doll Licca-chan returns to U.S. after 40 yrs, adults targeted Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near Ise Jingu shrine American football: Las Vegas Raiders sign…...
N. Korea raps Japan PM Takaichi over bow toward war-linked Yasukuni shrine
2+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) BEIJING - North Korea on Monday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for bowing toward the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo earlier this month, with state-run media saying her gesture reflects "militaristic ambition that has gone to extremes." "It is something…...
Imperial Japanese Army conducted experiments on own troops: researcher
3+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) TOKYO - The Imperial Japanese Army conducted experiments on its own soldiers during the Second Sino-Japanese War, exposing troops hospitalized for mental illnesses and deemed unfit for combat to malaria-carrying mosquitoes, a researcher at Meiji Gakuin University said Monday. Military doctors…...
Japan marks 81st anniv. of WWII end, without "remorse" in PM's address
4+ week, 1+ day ago (463+ words) TOKYO - Japan on Saturday marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledging peace while not mentioning the nation's "remorse" in her speech at a memorial held in Tokyo to mourn the war…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM drops "remorse," vow to renounce war in WWII anniv. speech
4+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk…...