Abe hints at changes to wording of 1995 Murayama statement on WWII
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he wants to reflect his government's position in a statement to be released in August on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, signaling that the wording of a 1995 statement — which offered apologies ...
Japan complains after China says 300,000 died in Nanking Massacre
Japan told China in late December that it wasn't appropriate for Chinese President Xi Jinping to say that 300,000 people were killed in the 1937 Nanking Massacre, government sources said on Wednesday. Xi made the comment in a Dec. 13 speech at a ceremony marking ...
Mourners mark WWII Sakhalin post office suicides
Chieko Kuriyama, 86, looks at the photos of her nine former colleagues and puts her hands together in prayer. "I've become so old, while they remain young," she says on the verge of tears. The women killed themselves on Aug. 20, 1945, at a post office ...
Patriotic few battle addiction to peace
The Japanese school system’s treatment of modern history is so slipshod that having a rational debate on the need for war is nearly impossible, young nationalists say.
With Angelina Jolie's film "Unbroken" about Japan's brutal treatment of prisoners during World War II being released this month, Chinese filmmaker Li Ying figures his 2007 anti-militarist documentary "Yasukuni" has only gained in relevance. The film, which had its British premiere last week, focuses on ...
Senate panel votes to authorize U.S. war against Islamic State
A Senate panel voted to give President Barack Obama a three-year authorization for the use of military force against Islamic State and affiliates, opening a debate that's unlikely to be settled until the new Congress convenes next month. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee acted along ...
Ukraine prime minister warns of war after winning confirmation vote
Arseniy Yatsenyuk received lawmakers' approval to remain Ukraine's prime minister, clearing an obstacle for aid talks with the International Monetary Fund as the country grapples with a separatist insurgency in the east. Yatsenyuk, 40, was backed by 341 lawmakers in the 450-seat legislature Thursday, the ...
Obama is no 'reluctant warrior'
When it comes to killing members of the Islamic State, U.S. President Barack Obama is anything but a reluctant warrrior. To the contrary, he makes former President George W. Bush look like a dirty peace hippie.
Obama must get Congress to approve conflict
Today's issue for the U.S. is not whether the president should declare war but only whether he should even seek congressional authorization, for the protracted use of force against the Islamic State.
Boko Haram waging total war on Nigeria, senate president says
Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram has declared "total war" on the West African country and the situation "must be handled with all the seriousness it deserves," Senate President David Mark said. "The escalation of violence and the heinous crimes daily perpetrated by insurgents and ...
The horror stories emerging from northern Iraq, as well as the continuing slaughter in Syria's civil war, point to the unraveling of the state system established after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire almost 100 years ago.
Three timelines shaping Mideast developments
To shape an effective strategy in the Middle East, it is essential to understand three distinct timelines that are shaping developments: the short-term timeline of daily struggles, the medium-term timeline of geopolitical shifts, and the long-term timeline of sociocultural transformation.
