The Pacific campaign was the largest and most deadly naval campaign ever. It brought superiority to one country and total devastation for another. The fleets that were involved were the mightiest fl...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:
A DAY TO REMEMBER (The Japan Times, an English-language daily)
As the nation marks the 62nd anniversary of its defeat in World
War II...
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Hill denies accord to remove N. Korea from terrorism list
SYDNEY - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill on Tuesday
dismissed North Korea's claim that Washington has agree...
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N. Korean envoy has 'expectations' for talks with Japan
BEIJING - North Korea's delegate to normalization discussions
with Japan said Tuesday he has ''expectations'' for talks wi...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press:
APOLOGY FOR ABDUCTION (The Korea Herald, Seoul)
Japan wants the Korean government to apologize for the
kidnapping of Kim Dae Jung...
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Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, Emperor Hirohito told aides he hoped to visit the South Pacific after the war, when the entire region would be Japanese territory, according to a newly releas...
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Japan's military has been rapidly crossing out items from its
list of can't-dos, especially since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
apparently for fear that it would be abandoned by the United St...
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Wednesday to maintain Japan's
commitment not to engage in war and vowed to contribute to world
peace at the government's annual ceremony ...
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Sullivan is once again horrified by reports of widespread American torture, this time from Amnesty International.
Whatever else this administration has done, whatever other mistakes it has made, ...
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At this time of the year, a blanket of flowers, known locally as
''tokkobana'' (kamikaze flowers), bloom in the fields around an
airport on Kikai Island, located around 380 kilometers south o...
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