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Tokyo's World War II shrines tell stories unfamiliar to Americans, allies
11 Apr 2025 15:14 GMT
… said, referencing World War II. “Japan, in particular, … from Southeast Asia.
Military enthusiasts … bombed — by Chinese and Korean activists angered by … China, pro-Korea.”
Even so, Japanese researchers have published widely on issues including ‘comfort women …
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[Ilonggo Notes] The pre-war Japanese in Iloilo
12 Apr 2025 00:25 GMT
… barely two decades after World War 2 (WW2) ended, I would … 80s to ’90s, stories of comfort women, “mail-order” brides, … , Spanish, Indian, and Chinese establishments, and several Western … other Asian countries, owing to Japanese aggression in China, culminating …
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Name Dropping | Chan won't let people forget Pacific WWII atrocities
07 Apr 2025 14:53 GMT
… committed by the Japanese against the Chinese people during World War II. Chan thought … of war crimes committed in Asia during World War II,” Chan said.
Through … trip to China, Chan spoke with some of the comfort women (sex slaves during World War II …
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Japan worried about ties with S. Korea after Yoon's ouster
05 Apr 2025 04:11 GMT
… election), close cooperation between Japan and South Korea is paramount,” Prime … Asia is becoming increasingly dire, including military cooperation between North Korea … comfort women, who worked as prostitutes for Japanese troops before and during World War …
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Japan and South Korea are the ultimate frenemies
21 Mar 2025 01:22 GMT
… enemy in North Korea, while China and Russia pose … collaborated with the Japanese during the Second World War, working with … of “comfort women” — a euphemism for the Korean and other Asian women … partnership against the looming Chinese threat.
“Both Tokyo …
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Asian allies on edge: Japan and South Korea brace for uncertainty
13 Mar 2025 04:49 GMT
… friction between Japan and South Korea lies in Japan’s … by Japanese forces during World War II. Thousands of “comfort women” were … Second World War.
China remains a shared concern for Japan, South Korea … Asia is expected to centre on North Korea and China …
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13 Years On, Trial of Japanese Politician for Defacing ‘Comfort Woman’ Statue Delayed Again
13 Mar 2025 03:37 GMT
… Japanese right-wing politician accused of defacing a statue honoring World War II comfort women … dignity of survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual … slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, a … strain relations between South Korea and Japan.
M. H. Lee …
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In former Gestapo HQ in Germany, history of ‘comfort women’ expands the narrative on WWII’s horrors
12 Mar 2025 19:57 GMT
… “comfort women” victims from various regions in Asia, including the Korean Peninsula, China, … Korean “comfort woman” survivor, next to an explanation of the 2015 “comfort women” … committed by the Japanese military during the Second World War. Nothing changed …
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Asian Allies on Edge: Japan and South Korea Brace for Uncertainty in Trump’s Second Term
11 Mar 2025 18:26 GMT
… friction between Japan and South Korea lies in Japan’s … by Japanese forces during World War II. Thousands of “comfort women” were … Asia is expected to center on North Korea and China … by Japanese forces during World War II. Thousands of “comfort women” were …
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Hundreds gather at ‘comfort women’ memorials in Germany on International Women’s Day
11 Mar 2025 10:57 GMT
… the victims of imperial Japan’s “comfort women” system of sexual slavery … end of WWII, titled, “The Third World in World War II.” The … Japanisches Palais.
Nataly Jung-Hwa Han, the chair of Korea … an advocacy group that represents Asians in Germany. “So we …