Ishiba will task panel of experts with revisiting origins of WWII
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to re-examine the origins of the ...
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Ishiba to visit Iwo Jima to honor soldiers who died in fierce WWII battle
He will be the first sitting prime minister to visit the island since April 2013, when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ...
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Ishiba eyes expert panel to reflect on lessons learned from WWII
The prime minister is unlikely to release a government-adopted statement to mark the 80th anniversary this year of Japan's ...
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Ishiba tasks experts with WWII review but anniversary statement unlikely
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to seek expert opinions to examine lessons learned from World War II but is not expected to deliver a cabinet-approved statement to mark the 80th anniversary of the ...
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Former Prime Minister Murayama turns 100 years old
Tomiichi Murayama, who as prime minister issued a landmark statement of “remorse” for Japan’s actions in World War II, marked his 100th birthday on March 2, expressing his hope that the ...
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Ishiba to attend ceremony at WWII battle site Iwoto on March 29
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to attend a memorial service later this month at the site of a fierce World War II battle with the United States on Iwoto Island, sources close to ...