Japan ‘Puzzled’ By China WWII National Days
This is currently the most recent intervention from Japan, who has been feeding arguments with the other Asian superpower over disputed territory and mixed interpretations…
Japan Close To Making Nuclear Bombs In WWII
The fact that Japan insists in developing nuclear weapons seems to bring back memories of quite similar plans during the Second World War. All the…
Japan Submits Kamikaze Letters to be World Heritage Artifacts
The residents of a Japanese city have filed over 300 last letters sent by kamikaze pilots in UNESCO for the Memory of the World Register…
“Japan, Learn from Germany” – WWII Survivor
85-year-old Israeli-American sociologist, Ametai Etzioni, a child in Germany when the Nazis came into power, has this little advice to Japan – learn from Germany.…
Japan Rebukes Translator Over Remark Made by PM Shinzo Abe
The Japanese government rebuked a private translation firm due to a translation made by one of its employees on a statement made by Japanese Prime…
Chinese Veterans Are Outraged by the Glorification of War Criminals
Shanghai Daily ran a story on January 29, 2014 that shed some light on how the Chinese veterans truly felt about the Japanese Prime Minister’s…
Japan plans to Revise its constitution by 2020 to allow use of war
Limited self-defense military activities, tensions constantly raising in the region and old territorial conflicts seem to have increased the chances Japan will revise its constitution…
WWII Navy Veteran who enlisted when only 16 years old tells his amazing story!
Judy Bebee, a friend of Gene and his family, wanted to write his story and make it into a scrapbook for his two grandsons but…
The Last Flying B-29 Superfortress Is Returning To Florida
The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic aircraft will land at 10 Florida airports, along with P-51 Mustang The Brat III and other Second World War planes,…
Abe’s Visit To Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine honors 14 Second World War Class A criminals. In Japan it is a symbol of aggression and the prime minister’s choice to visit…
Remembering WWII by Remembering Our Veterans
On Veterans Day in 2013, President Barack Obama honored Richard Overton, 107 years-old, at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Owens…
China, South Korea Angered by PM Shinzo Abe’s Visit to WWII Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the hated Yasukuni Shrine brought about furious reactions the country’s neighboring Asian countries South Korea and China. Abe…