Socialist PM Murayama issued landmark apology for Japan's wartime deeds

Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who died Friday aged 101, was best known for his landmark apology for Japan's World ...
Daily Reporter

Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor’s surrender speech 80 years ago

TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...
The National Interest

80 Years Ago, World War II Ended with Japan’s Surrender

Even after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was not universally expected that Japan would capitulate. Arguably, one of the most famous photos in history was taken 80 years ...
HistoryAtWar on MSN

The Bushido Code: Honor, Atrocities, and the Unyielding Spirit of Japan's WWII Soldiers

In the Pacific theater of World War II, Japan's military was driven by the Bushido code—a strict samurai ethos emphasizing ...
The Gazette

Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago

Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of ...
Military.com

Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...
Houston Chronicle

Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago

TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...