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Japan's first public corporate apology to its slave laborers
Former POW of Japan James Murphy who was a slave laborer in Mitsubishi Material's (MMC) Osarizawa Copper Mine in Sendai is sitting before this group of bowing MMC officials who had just delivered to...
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Japanese deniers distort the Comfort Women narrative they support
Comfort Women at US CongressRightists distort author Park Yu-ha’s views on ‘comfort women’BY Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan.SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES, JULY 25,...
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Monday in Washington, July 27, 2015
9:00am - Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall briefing for the release of the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report10:00am - Secretary of State John...
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Emperor Hirohito's speech to end the fighting
Why Japan's 1945 surrender speech is almost incomprehensibleOn Saturday, the Imperial Household Agency released a digital version of the original 1945 Hirohito speech announcing Japan's surrender.By...
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Monday in Washington, August 3, 2015
House of Representatives on recess until September 8Senate still in session, in recess at the end of the weekARE THERE STRUCTURAL ISSUES IN US BOND MARKETS? 8/3, 9:00am-Noon. Sponsor: Brookings...
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MITSUBISHI CORPORATION'S APOLOGY TO AMERICAN WWII PRISONERS OF WAR
Mr. Murphy's Memoirclick to order (Extensions of Remarks - July 29, 2015) [Page: E1170] --- SPEECH OF HON. LOIS CAPPS OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 Mrs. CAPPS....
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COMMEMORATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS
ENDGAME: AUGUST 1945 IN ASIA AND THE PACIFICAugust 6, 20158:30am-7:00pmInstitute for the Study of Strategy and Politics U.S. Navy Memorial Burke Theater701 Pennsylvania Avene, NWWashington, DC...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule July 20-26, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)09:11 Depart from private residence09:23 Arrive at Capitol Hotel Tokyu. Attend Grand Opening Ceremony for Special Events in Commemoration...
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The Week Ahead in Washington - mid August
It is summer. Congress is in recess and the President is on vacation. No one should be in DC, let alone hold a policy program. Something is wrong with the people below.NAVAL AVIATION. 8/12,...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule July 27-August 2, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:00 At private residence (no visitors)09:31 Depart from private residence09:43 Arrive at office10:00 Meet with Deputy Chief Cabinet...
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The Week Ahead in Washington - Late August 2015
AGAIN, WE ARE OPPOSED TO MEETINGS IN AUGUST.PROMOTING NUCLEAR SAFETY COOPERATION IN NORTHEAST ASIA. 8/25, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: East-West Center in Washington. Speaker: Dr. James E. Platte,...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule August 3-9, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)09:01 Depart from private residence09:14 Arrive at office09:28 Meet with Director of Cabinet Intelligence Kitamura Shigeru09:42 End...
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Abe treads a fine line on WWII
By Professor Gerry Curtis, Columbia University and APP memberFirst appeared in EastAsiaForum, 20 August 2015Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s statement commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end...
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Abe’s WWII statement fails history 101
Dove of Peace atthe Yasukuni ShrineBy Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki, ARC Laureate Fellow based at the School of Culture, History and Language, at the College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian...
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Monday in Washington, August 31, 2015
This week Washington is slowly come back to work. The President is in Alaska and the rest of Washington is being entertained by Donald Trump. When Congress returns on September 8th things will get...
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US-Japan Research Institute Week in Washington September 9th to 15th
The US-Japan Research Institute (USJI) is a collaboration between Japanese industry and five major Japanese universities to better understand the policy environment in Washington as well as provide...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule August 10-16, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:42 Depart from private residence08:54 Arrive at office09:05 Meet with new Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries...
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Japan’s War Legacy
Dr. Tenney & PM AbeApril 29, 2015The postwar generation may now be the majority in Japan, but they too must know the atrocities of war.By LESTER TENNEYDr. Tenney served in the 192nd Tank Battalion...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule August 17-23, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015AM06:36 Depart from holiday home in Narusawa village, Yamanashi Prefecture06:40 Arrive at golf course Fujizakura Country Club in Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Yamanashi Prefecture. Play...
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Tuesday in Washington September 8, 2015
Welcome Back DCTHE NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR US SECURITY. 9/8, 9:00-10:00am, Washington, DC. Sponsor: AEI. Speakers: Richard B. "Darth" Cheney, Former Vice President of United...
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