Being an important part of World War II, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) played an important role in reshaping the postwar global order.
An editorial carried by the Japan Times on Wednesday said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cannot duck history issue amid frayed ties with neighboring countries at a time that marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japan is under unprecedented pressure from both the region and the entire world to squarely face up to its past.
A domestically produced TV drama set during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) was temporarily banned from broadcasting, after online criticism of one of its love scenes. In the scene, a woman hides a grenade in her pants while visiting a Japanese prison, setting it off later, which was widely slammed for the sexual innuendo. Comments:
Asian-American community leaders express annoyance at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech at the US Congress on Wednesday and said the new defense guidelines might bring instability to the South China Sea.
The Chinese government has been magnanimous by inviting both its anti-Fascist allies such as the US and its former enemy Japan to the upcoming commemorative events.
Japan's former ambassador to China, Uichiro Niwa, has urged Japan and China to make moves to improve relations. The crux of the matter of Japan-China ties is that the two neighbors should make gestures to improve their relations, he said in an exclusive interview with China Daily. Here are excerpts:
The seventh meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, to be held in Seoul on March 21 after a hiatus of almost three years, is of great significance, because this year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory in the war against fascism and the triumph of the Chinese people in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
Japan lost the war against the allied forces 70 years ago, but it should not lose its conscience on the question of the war 70 years later.
As time passes, we lose more of our World War II veterans, a reminder of how important it is to preserve history.
It is a good move to publish a list of the names of martyrs, but almost all of those listed in the first group were officials with certain ranks.