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Japanese activist seeks truth about wartime atrocities

TamakiMatsuoka,a71-year-oldJapanesesocialactivist,iswidelyknownas“theconscienceofJapan”.Since1988,shehascommittedherselftouncoveringthetruthabouttheNanjingMassa

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What time cannot erase: Facts about the Nanjing Massacre

December13marksChina'sfourthNationalMemorialDayforNanjingMassacreVictims,adaytomournthemorethan300,000ChinesewholosttheirlivesatthehandsofJapaneseinvaders80year

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Eighty years ago: The heroic defense of Nanjing

OnDecember12,1937,asJapaneseartillerywasrainingdownovertheeastChinacityofNanjing,ChineseArmyofficerLiuShuwanwasbusyevacuatinghismenonbargesacrosstheYangtzeRiver

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Japan to help finance China’s Belt and Road projects – Nikkei

TheJapanesegovernmentplanstocooperatewithChinaonitsBeltandRoadinitiativebyfinanciallysupportingprivate-sectorpartnerships,asTokyoseekstoimprovebilateraltieswith

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Carmaker Nissan to trail robo-taxi in Japan

CarmakerNissanplanstotestself-drivingtaxisonJapaneseroadsfromMarchnextyear.ThecompanyispartneringwithJapanesesoftwarecompanyDeNA,whichoperatesonlineservicesfort

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China-Japan meet seeks cooperation

ChineseandJapanesebusinessleadersandformerhigh-rankinggovernmentofficialsmetinTokyoonTuesdayandcalledfordeepeningindustrialcooperationandexploringthird-partymar

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China welcomes Japan's interest in Belt and Road Initiative

Chinais"pleasedtosee"Japan'senthusiasmfortheBeltandRoadInitiative,ChineseForeignMinistryspokespersonLuKangsaid.TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisaninternationalpublicpr

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UNESCO postpones listing ‘comfort women’ documents

Earlierthisweek,theUNESCOunveiled78newnominationstobeinscribedintheMemoryoftheWorldInternationalRegisterthisyear,butfailedtoannouncetheentryof“Voicesofthe‘Comfo

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What will Abe's re-election mean for Sino-Japanese relations?

Japan'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sealedalandslidevictoryinasnapparliamentaryelectiononOctober22.Withatwo-thirdssupermajorityintheDiet,theparliament,Japan

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Nissan executive bows to apologize for inspections scandal

NissanExecutiveVicePresidentDanieleSchillaciboweddeeplyforseveralsecondsinaJapanese-styleapologyWednesday,expressinghisremorseforwidespreadillegalinspectionsatt

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Credibility crisis for Japan industry leaders

Longknownasabywordforindustrialqualityandfinecraftsmanship,MadeinJapanandMadeinGermanyarenowundergoingtroubledtimeswithdata-tamperingscandalserodingtheircredibi

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Japanese PM Abe sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesentaritualofferingtothenotoriouswar-linkedYasukuniShrineonTuesdayontheoccasionofitsannualautumnfestival.Abehimselfisreportedlytor

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S.Korea worries about Abe's ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine

SouthKoreaonTuesdayexpresseditsworryaboutJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sritualofferingtothenotoriouswar-linkedYasukuniShrineontheoccasionofJapan'sannualautumnf

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APD Review | Abe faces high odds in election, difficult future of ruling

ByAPDCommentatorJiXiaojingTranslatedbyYeShanThe48thHouseofRepresentativeselectioninJapanwasofficiallyannouncedonOct.10,withabout2,000candidatescontendingfor465s

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Abe faces high odds in election, difficult future of ruling

ByAPDCommentatorJiXiaojingTranslatedbyYeShanThe48thHouseofRepresentativeselectioninJapanwasofficiallyannouncedonOct.10,withabout2,000candidatescontendingfor465s

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Fukushima survivor sue Japanese for "human rights abuses"

AJapaneseFukushimaDaiichinucleardisastersurvivoronThursdaysubmittedevidenceofthe"ongoinghumanrightsabusesofFukushimavictims"totheUNHumanRightsCouncil,asourcewit

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Chronicle of wound-up 'Harukists' as Murakami fails to win

Andthisyear'sNobelPrizeforliteraturegoesto...someonewho'snotHarukiMurakamiagain.TheBBCdelvesintothedejectedworldofhislong-sufferingfanswhosesoledesire-toseetheJ