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India unveils monument to dead from brutal World War II battle
KOHIMA, India/BANGKOK -- Eighty years ago in northeastern India, the Imperial Japanese Army fought what is widely seen as one of the most reckless campaigns of World War II. This week, officials gathered in a ceremony to mark the completion of a memorial to those who died in the offensive's bloody Battle of Kohima.
A monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II by listing every name
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Samantha Sumiko Pinedo and her grandparents file into a dimly lit enclosure at the Japanese American National Museum and approach a massive book splayed open to reveal columns of names. Pinedo is hoping the list includes her great-grandparents, who were detained in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II.
Japan’s trailblazing conductor Seiji Ozawa dies from heart failure at 88
Seiji Ozawa, the iconic Japanese conductor known for his work with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and other world-famous ensembles, died on Tuesday due to heart failure at his home in Tokyo, his management office said on Friday. He was 88.
Is South Korea ‘adopting Japanese narratives’ on disputed islets under Yoon?
The latest flare-up in tensions over Dokdo, which Japan calls the Takeshima islands, stems from Tokyo’s top diplomat Yoko Kamikawa describing them as “Japanese territory under international law” in a speech she made to parliament last week.