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Twenty Caribbean Educators Embark On Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme
TTT Live Online
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August 15, 2025
Some said they’ll miss doubles, while others are excited to try sushi and ramen. But they all share one common goal: representing the region with pride in Japanese classrooms. Twenty participants from the Caribbean – 18 Trinbagonians and two...
China summons Japanese diplomat, urges Tokyo to face wartime history amid Yasukuni visits
Global Times
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Dozens of Japanese people march through the streets holding signs and chanting slogans on August 15, 2025, calling on the Japanese government to face up to and take responsibility for its acts of aggression during WWII. Photo: Wu Di China on...
Tinubu Leaves Abuja for Brazil, Japan, Makes Stopover in Dubai
Lagos Post Online
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August 15, 2025
President Bola Tinubu left Abuja on Friday for a two-nation official visit to Japan and Brazil. He will also make a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. PUNCH Newspaper reports that the President left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
Japanese prime minister expresses remorse over Second World War
The Times
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Japan’s prime minister used a rare word on Friday to mark 80 years since the country’s surrender at the end of the Second World War: “Remorse.” Speaking at an annual government ceremony for the war dead at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo,...
SBA lays groundwork for SAC 2026 with strategic visit to Japan
Sharjah24
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This trip is part of SBA’s long-term strategy to build upon the reputation of Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC) in being a globally recognised platform that fosters year-round collaboration, knowledge transfer, and the growth of the animation...
Japan grapples with its past 80 years after World War II
Deutsche Welle
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August 15, 2025
August 15th marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender and the end of World War II, putting focus once again on reckoning with the country's past. The domestic debate in Japan on shaping narratives about World War II is so tense...
This Day in History: WWII victory over Japan announced on Aug. 15, 1945
KNOE - Arkansas
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August 15, 2025
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On August 15, 1945, the world celebrated victory over Japan and the end of World War II after two atomic bombs were dropped on its cities. Japan surrendered on August 14, but the celebrations were worldwide the next day. It...
China slams Japan lawmakers' Yasukuni visits as 'erroneous'
The Mainichi
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August 15, 2025
The national flag of China. (Getty Images) BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China on Friday slammed visits by Japanese lawmakers to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine and a ritual offering sent to it by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, saying it reflects Tokyo's...
Aslina Wines challenges Western culture through winemaking
Daily Maverick
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August 15, 2025
The Cape Winelands are fertile grounds for innovation and promotion of industrial-scale wine production. In the largest wine-producing region in South Africa, the Western Cape is home to winemakers, wine brands and wine lovers. As much as 70% of...
2 Japanese Cabinet Ministers Visit Yasukuni Shrine
Nippon
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August 15, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Politics Aug 15, 2025 20:41 (JST) Tokyo, Aug. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the 80th anniversary of the country's...
Japan’s shifting memory of the second world war is raising fears of renewed militarism
The Conversation
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August 15, 2025
Eighty years have passed since Japan’s surrender ended the second world war. But the way Japan thinks about its wartime history is changing at pace. This is coinciding with a political shift that risks renewed Japanese militarism, an outcome that...
CGTN Poll: Japan should reflect where reflection is due
CGTN
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On August 15, Japan held a ceremony to commemorate the people who lost their lives in World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made no mention of Japan's responsibility as an aggressor against Asian nations at the ceremony and sent an...
Editorial: 80 years after World War II, now is the time for Japan to act for global peace
The Mainichi
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Vietnamese children living in Japan, under the protection of Nichietsu Tomoiki Shienkai (the Japan Vietnam Mutual Support Association), study in a Japanese language class in this photo provided by the organization. Eighty years have passed since...
New GM appointment for Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills
Hotel Designs
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August 15, 2025
A seasoned hotelier and fluent Japanese speaker, has consistently demonstrated a commitment to operational excellence, team empowerment, and guest-centric service. His appointment marks a significant milestone for Andaz Tokyo as the hotel...
Bugs are popular pets in Japan: Tiny creatures buzz with lessons about ecology and species
The Columbian - Washington State
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TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to popular modern-day manga and animation like...
Still embracing defeat: Japan 1945-2025
Strategic Culture
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August 15, 2025
Japan has been distorted by their American allies almost beyond repair. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su It’s almost that time of the year again, 15th August, the Feast of the Assumption, when whoever...
Iranian delegation honors Hiroshima victims, promotes solidarity in Japan visit
Tehran Times
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August 15, 2025
TEHRAN – A group of war veterans and artists from the Tehran Peace Museum traveled to Hiroshima, Japan at the invitation of a peace-seeking organization in Hiroshima to participate in the 80th anniversary commemoration of the U.S. atomic bombing...
Japanese minister joins crowds at controversial shrine to mark 80 years since World War 2 defeat
Times LIVE
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No sitting Japanese prime minister has visited the Yasukuni Shrine since Shinzo Abe in December 2013, drawing an expression of disappointment from then-US president Barack Obama. The last premier to visit on the anniversary of Japan's surrender...
When British WW2 veterans turned their back on the Japanese Emperor
Daily Express
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August 15, 2025
It was a silent, poignant protest. Spurning an appeal from then Prime Minister Tony Blair, hundreds of British veterans of the Second World War pointedly turned their backs on the Japanese Emperor Akihito as he visited London and Cardiff in 1998....
Japanese minister visits controversial shrine to mark end of World War II
Al Jazeera
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August 15, 2025
A Japanese cabinet minister was among thousands of people to visit a controversial war memorial in Tokyo as Japan marks 80 years since the end of World War II. Agricultural Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday paid his respects at the Yasukuni...