World / Military

Japanese war criminal confessions compiled

[2014-08-28 19:39]

In an effort to raise awareness on China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chinese publishers have released 11 books that record the atrocities of Japanese war criminals.

Anti-Japanese War documentary covers Yanmen Pass ambush

[2014-08-28 19:38]

The fourth episode of an ongoing documentary series on the Anti-Japanese War has told the story of the Battle of Yanmenguan, in which Chinese troops successfully cut off a key Japanese supply line.

History video series tells Communist victory in Pingxingguan

[2014-08-28 14:17]

The third episode in an ongoing documentary series on the Anti-Japanese War covered the Battle of Pingxingguan, which saw a morale-boosting victory for the Communist army in its fight against Japanese invaders.

Video series highlights Anti-Japanese War's bloodiest battle

[2014-08-26 19:07]

The second episode in a war documentary video series being released by China's State Archives Administration (SAA) has recalled the Battle of Songhu, one of the bloodiest battles during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

China publishes video series on anti-Japanese war

[2014-08-26 13:27]

The State Archives Administration has published a video series on the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to depict historical events and honor the Chinese fighting spirit.

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force conducts drill

[2014-08-19 16:27]

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force armoured tanks fire during an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tokyo, Aug 19, 2014.

China 'firmly opposed' to Japanese official's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

[2014-08-15 15:10]

China is 'firmly opposed' to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's offering and cabinet officials' visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says.

Abe sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine, cabinet ministers visit

[2014-08-15 10:17]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine through his aide Kouichi Hagiuda on the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender to the World War II.

Japanese ministers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

[2014-08-15 08:12]

Internal Affairs Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and others pay respects at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on the 69th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender.

Aged Japan veterans voice concerns about military policy shift

[2014-08-14 11:30]

Former Imperial Japanese Army soldier said he finds troubling echoes in Tokyo's policy shift away from the pacifist ideals adhered to after 1945.

Nothing noble about kamikaze, says former Japanese pilot

[2014-08-14 11:09]

Tadakuma Iwai, 91, who served as a kamikaze pilot in World War II and is now a professor at Japan's Ritsumeikan University said being a kamikaze pilot is not a noble thing.

Ex-Japanese PM: Abe should not visit Yasukuni Shrine

[2014-08-13 15:18]

Yasukuni was a Shinto site where Japan honored its fallen soldiers. Now it pays homage to war criminals. Those prime ministers who make pilgrimages to the shrine should be publicly criticized.