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‘War criminals shrine’: China’s replacement name for Yasukuni sharpens rhetoric against Japan
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (1056+ words) The Yasukuni Shrine commemorates Japan’s 2.5 million war dead but among them are 14 World War...Japanese leaders visiting or making offerings to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, China’s Foreign Ministry...criticism. On Aug 17, that approach took a subtle turn. The ministry…...
Japan PM calls official residence ‘workplace’, sees cockroach but not ghosts
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (401+ words) Sanae Takaichi said she has not seen ghosts inside the residence, which is often rumoured to be haunted....Takaichi also said she has not seen ghosts inside the residence, which is often rumoured to be haunted,...that she has encountered…...
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia ‘misconception’
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (339+ words) President Vladimir Putin meets residents as he visits the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern...PM TOKYO – Japan said on Sept 10 it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because…...
Japan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead
4+ week, 1+ day ago (250+ words) Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday visited a shrine to the nation's war dead, which Asian neighbours see...as a symbol of wartime aggression, as Japan marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War Two. Koizumi, the son of former Prime…...
France worried by victory of far-right's AfD in German state election
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (194+ words) ministers expressed their worries on Monday over the impact of the victory of far-right party Alternative for Germany in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections,…...
Japan defence chief Koizumi visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine on World War II anniversary
4+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) People visit to pay tribute to the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World...Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug 15, the 81st anniversary of the country’s defeat…...
Far-right AfD courts conservative support after historic German state election win
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (668+ words) Published Sep 07, 2026, 05:46 PM BERLIN, Sept 7 - The Alternative for Germany appealed on Monday to lawmakers...conservatives to support its bid to rule Saxony-Anhalt after the far-right party surged into first place in the eastern German state's election. The anti-immigrant, pro-Russia AfD…...
Woman charged over vandalism of Washington's World War Two memorial, prosecutor says
4+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) charged with two felony counts in connection with the vandalism of the World War Two memorial in Washington, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, said on Friday....was charged with depredation against property of the United States…...
US judge orders release of woman accused of vandalism at World War II memorial
3+ week, 5+ day ago (342+ words) Members of the National Guard standing near the World War II Memorial on Aug 13 after the pool was reportedly vandalised with soap and graffiti....10:57 AM WASHINGTON – A US judge ordered on Aug 17 the release of a Kentucky woman who was…...
Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (443+ words) Republic, despite his convictions linked to his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and in the siege of Sarajevo. People carrying Serbian flags...traditional Serbian military cap arrived in front of the church to light candles early on Monday, hours before......