This probably isn’t going to do anything for Sino-Japanese relations
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Hundreds of Copies of Anne Frank’s Diary Vandalized in Japan
Though no one knows who is to blame, the discovery of these vandalized books deepens the sense that Japan is undergoing a pronounced right-wing turn
Japan’s Lawmakers Launch Campaign Against ‘Comfort Women’ Memorials
A memorial in the California city of Glendale honoring women in Asia forced to work as sex slaves by the Japanese military in World War II provoked a conservative backlash in Tokyo
New Major Leak at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Worst incident since August at tsunami-hit Japanese power station
At Least 11 Dead as Blizzard Hits Japan
Up to 3 ft. of snow recorded in some areas
This is the Extreme Right Wing Japanese Politician Who Has a Lot of People Worried
Toshio Tamogami lost the race for the Tokyo governorship, but his strong showing has galvanized the country’s ultra-nationalists
China Denies Plan for South China Sea Defense Zone
Rumors spread by Japan, China’s foreign ministry claims
104 Years Later, a Chinese Train Station Platform is Still the Site of Anti-Japanese Rancor
A memorial to a man that Tokyo calls a terrorist, but Beijing and Seoul regard as a hero, reflects East Asia’s War over history
U.S. Rejects Japanese Broadcaster’s Claim It Used ‘Comfort Women’ in World War II
In remarks he now says he regrets, Katsuto Momii, the head of Japan’s main public broadcaster, said Japan was hardly the only nation whose soldiers forced women to work as prostitutes during World War II. It’s a claim U.S. …
Japan Arrests Factory Worker in Pesticide Poisoning Scandal
The worker is suspected of lacing pizza and chicken nuggets with a flea-killing chemical
Will Japan and China Go to War?
Japan’s Abe worries a conflict could be sparked by something unexpected
Japan’s All Nippon Airways to Amend ‘Whiteface’ Commercial
Japanese actor dons oversize prosthetic nose to portray Caucasian
U.S. Ambassador Decries ‘Inhumane’ Japanese Dolphin Hunt
More than 200 dolphins have been corralled into a secluded cove, where the killing will begin tomorrow