3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (485+ words) River tours on the Danube and Rhine face mounting risks as concern grows that prolonged drought conditions will continue to trouble Europe's main waterways. After many weeks of hot and dry weather across the continent, Danube levels at Budapest have…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (686+ words) The recent shifts in Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's wording on sensitive issues, including Japan's history of aggression and nuclear policy, have sparked domestic controversy. Experts said the changes, coupled with moves by the ruling party over the Yasukuni war…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (149+ words) China Daily Global Edition Japanese scholar slams Takaichi government over Yasukuni visits and rising militarism Atsushi Koketsu, professor emeritus at Yamaguchi University, slammed the Takaichi government over its moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine, which honors 14 convicted Japanese Class-A…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (343+ words) China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's address at the National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead, saying her remarks shunned reflection on historical lessons and blurred Japan's responsibility for its acts of aggression. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (778+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a monetary offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, on Saturday, as the country marked the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, while senior officials…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) China strongly deplores Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's monetary offering to the Yasukuni war shrine and visits to the shrine by certain cabinet members, and has lodged serious protests against Japan in response, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (200+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a monetary offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, on Saturday, as the country marked the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, according to Japanese…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (577+ words) Days before the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender that marked the end of World War II, the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, released newly examined evidence on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) MOSCOW/TOKYO — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Far Eastern Kuril Island of Iturup, or Etorofu as the Japanese call it. According to TASS news agency, Putin visited the island on Thursday after attending the final stage of the Pacific…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (93+ words) China Daily Global Edition Japan urged to face the facts of Nanjing Massacre Kumiko Haba, distinguished professor at Josai International University, has urged Japan to confront the facts of the Nanjing Massacre and its wartime history of aggression. Haba criticized…...