An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
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Japan, World War II, and the Murayama Statement
During Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi’s visit to China in December 2024, Chinese media reported on Iwaya’s statement ...
Russian envoy declares peace treaty with Japan ‘unrealistic’
Russia’s ambassador to Japan, Nikolay Nozdrev, has declared that Moscow cannot engage in negotiations over a peace treaty ...
Japan PM Ishiba mulls fresh war anniv. statement marking 80 yrs since WWII's end
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering issuing a statement to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War ...
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Japan's premier vows to end territorial dispute with Russia
Russia and Japan have not signed a peace treaty since World War II and have a territorial dispute over what Moscow calls the Southern Kuril Islands — a set of four islets — Etorofu ...