Japanese Emperor Akihito bowed his head in sorrow during a somber ceremony at the Philippines’ biggest war cemetery yesterday, but also enjoyed banter about cars, fashion, food and traffic on the first full day of a historic visit.
The Death Railway Museum, which was built at the site of the Death Railway of the World War II in Myanmar's Mon state and opened on Monday, the country's Independence Day, will play a role in educating people about the tragedy during the War.
Japanese Emperor Akihito called for further understanding and thinking over World War II, saying it is extremely important for the country's future particularly at a time when increasing number of Japanese population, especially the young generation, have unclear perception about the war that ended 70 years ago.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that this week's international talks on Syria in Vienna will be the best chance to save the war-torn country.
South Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his making a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine, a site widely seen as a symbol of Japan's militarist past.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday morning as it kicked off a four-day annual autumn festival.
Documents of Nanjing Massacre have been listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register on Friday.
Maintenance of the present-day world order, which establishes peace following the Allied victory in World War II and prevents revival of militarism in the post-war era, essentially requires concerted efforts by both China and the United States. As the whole international community is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the WWII triumph, Chinese and foreign experts have called for concerted China-U.S. efforts to safeguard the hard-won post-war world order, which is now faced with grave challenges mainly as a result of attempts by right-wing forces in Japan to deny the outcome of WWII and to change the country's pacifist constitution.
A new book and documentary film on China's war survivors were officially released on Friday, capturing the increasingly rare tales from witnesses of WWII.
A grand cultural gala was held on Thursday evening in Beijing as part of China's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II.
As the world is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, a leading British scholar is calling for more recognition of China's contributions to the Allies' victory over Japan in World War II (WWII).
China's grand military parade on Thursday, the country's first to celebrate the victory of World War II (WWII), will serve as a vivid reminder of China's irreplaceable contributions in the war and its inspiration to protect peace.
China's upcoming military parade to celebrate the World War II (WWII) victory is an event that highlights the common aspiration of mankind, among them many Japanese: peace.
Mass protests across Japan this weekend have delivered a clear and direct message to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his plans to normalize Japan's military by way of unconstitutional legislation rammed through parliament are thoroughly and vehemently rejected by the public here, including growing numbers of youngsters, with political experts stating that the current trajectory of the prime minister and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, could lead to its eventual downfall.
China's prisoner amnesty is a sound combination of humanitarian practice and implementation of the rule of law.
While most in the western world believe World War II started with the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, there are a growing number of historians who believe the official date should be amended to 1937, when Japan began its full-scale invasion of China.
Lien Chan, former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's ruling party, will attend celebration events in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the war of China's resistance against Japan.
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