World War II – Page 3

South Korea

Head of S.Korea ‘comfort women’ shelter found dead

by AT Contributor June 7, 2020June 7, 2020

Free Thoughts

The wrong Churchill myth

by David Hutt May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

World

WWII spirit evoked in battle against pandemic

by AT Contributor May 9, 2020May 9, 2020

Opinion

Ingredients in place for new great power war

by Michael Tkacik April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

World

Merrill’s Marauders: America’s greatest special forces

by Dave Makichuk December 30, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s secret war and the atomic bomb

by Stephen Bryen December 28, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Japan beer exports to South Korea down 99.9%

by AT Contributor October 30, 2019February 18, 2020

Residents of Japanese ancestry at the Heart Mountain relocation center in Wyoming. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, United States, World

Star Trek’s Sulu on govt-backed racism

by Christina Lin October 17, 2019February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's friendliness with Russia's President Vladimir Putin has mystified Western observers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

United States, World

Trump’s effect on US foreign policy

by Joseph S. Nye September 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s ongoing battle over war commemorations

by Jake Adelstein August 15, 2019February 18, 2020

World

The Warsaw Uprising and the murder of a city

by Andrew Salmon August 14, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Japan must apologize for wartime forced labor

by Da-Sol Goh June 27, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, United States, World

The art of shaping memory

by Andrew Bacevich June 23, 2019February 18, 2020

France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, World

The war over who won World War II

by Andrew Salmon June 22, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

UN should honor the forgotten ‘comfort women’

by Kent Wang May 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s new era pits liberal emperor against conservative prime minister

by Jake Adelstein May 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan's Emperor Akihito's waves to well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s global emperor exits the stage

by Akira Iriye April 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Stories about comfort women not accurate: historian

by Jason Morgan April 9, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Problems of homogenization, ethnic cleansing

by Manoj Kumar Mishra April 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Northeast Asia, South Korea

Independence celebrated in South, but not North

by Steven Borowiec March 2, 2019February 18, 2020

US soldiers rest after military exercises by US and South Korea troops at Daegu in March 2005. Washington and Seoul have just signed a long-term military agreement, although a key aspect is still unclear. Photo: AFP / Kim Jae-hwan

United States, World

Why America can’t win wars

by David Isenberg February 1, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Why Indo-Pacific region is becoming global hotspot

by Manoj Kumar Mishra February 1, 2019February 6, 2019

Japan, Northeast Asia

No end to World War II in sight in the Kuril Islands

by Gionanni Pigni January 18, 2019February 18, 2020

Russia, World

Russia honors greatest land weapon of World War II

by Andrew Salmon January 14, 2019March 14, 2020

Kim Sung-joo, a victim of forced labor by Japan during its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, is surrounded by media as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Seoul on November 29. It ordered a Japanese industrial giant to pay compensation over forced wartime labor, the latest decision to strain bilateral ties. Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul-Tokyo brawl could blow up into economic war

by Todd Crowell and Andrew Salmon December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Veterans awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, with supporters. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

US honors 15 Filipino veterans for services in World War II

by Asia Times staff December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The 2015 deal did not adequately reflect the comfort women’s voices, so the disbandment of the foundation was welcome, said Yoon Meehyang of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance. Photo: Steven Borowiec

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea scraps Japan-funded comfort women foundation

by Steven Borowiec November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan and Russia both claim sovereignty over the Kuril Islands. Image: iStock

France, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Russia: No ‘automatic’ return of disputed islands to Japan

by Asia Times staff November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Korean boy band BTS at the 32nd Golden Disc Awards on January 10, 2018. Photo: Wikipedia

Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Apology accepted, BTS; now, what about Japan?

by Chang H. KIM November 15, 2018November 16, 2018

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono answers questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on October 31, 2018, after a South Korean court ruling ordering Japanese firm Nippon Steel to pay compensation for wartime forced labor on October 30. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

A solution to the Seoul-Tokyo history war exists

by Robert E. McCoy November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

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Head of S.Korea ‘comfort women’ shelter found dead

The wrong Churchill myth

WWII spirit evoked in battle against pandemic

Ingredients in place for new great power war

Merrill’s Marauders: America’s greatest special forces

Japan’s secret war and the atomic bomb

Japan beer exports to South Korea down 99.9%

Star Trek’s Sulu on govt-backed racism

Trump’s effect on US foreign policy

Japan’s ongoing battle over war commemorations

The Warsaw Uprising and the murder of a city

Japan must apologize for wartime forced labor

The art of shaping memory

The war over who won World War II

UN should honor the forgotten ‘comfort women’

Japan’s new era pits liberal emperor against conservative prime minister

Japan’s global emperor exits the stage

Stories about comfort women not accurate: historian

Problems of homogenization, ethnic cleansing

Independence celebrated in South, but not North

Why America can’t win wars

Why Indo-Pacific region is becoming global hotspot

No end to World War II in sight in the Kuril Islands

Russia honors greatest land weapon of World War II

Seoul-Tokyo brawl could blow up into economic war

US honors 15 Filipino veterans for services in World War II

South Korea scraps Japan-funded comfort women foundation

Russia: No ‘automatic’ return of disputed islands to Japan

Apology accepted, BTS; now, what about Japan?

A solution to the Seoul-Tokyo history war exists

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