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Japan Considering Naming its GCAP Fighter After the WW2-Era A7M ‘Reppu': Reports

The A7M Reppu (Strong Gale) was conceived to succeed the legendary A6M Zero, but it never flew. Reports from Japan, quoting defense officials in deep background, have said the country's MoD (Ministry ...
The Diplomat

80 Years After WW2, Japan Again Finds Itself in Uncharted Waters

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit. Japanese Prime Minister ...
Newsweek

South Korea Holds Memorial for Forced WW2 Laborers, Boycotts Japan's Event

South Korea held a memorial ceremony for Korean forced laborers at Japan's Sado gold mines on Monday, after the country boycotted a similar event organized by Japan the previous day. Tensions between ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims ...
Boston Herald

Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways. US Vice President JD Vance ...
Opinion

War doesn't end with a ceasefire. Ukraine needs real disarmament, not a checkbox. | Opinion

This International Day of Peace, remember solidarity is not just a feeling but a responsibility. Don't accept inevitability of generational suffering ...