80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Japan can play 'valuable stabilising role' in Southeast Asia, wider Asia-Pacific region: SM Lee
Singapore and Japan also share similar outlooks on many issues, such as the importance of upholding multilateral trade and a ...
In the Market: How Trump is driving Asia to diversify away from US
President Donald Trump's tariffs and other policies have some financiers and officials in Asia predicting the remaking of the ...
This country was the world’s ‘baby exporter.’ But its government violated human rights to meet demand, probe finds
South Korea’s government fabricated birth records, falsely reported children had been abandoned and failed to properly ...
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Asia’s Next Growth Frontier
After World War II, Japan invested heavily in infrastructure and manufacturing and introduced sweeping reforms. These set the country on a path to becoming an economic powerhouse. Inspired by Japan’s ...
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‘Never forget’: Philippine documentary rekindles memories of terror during World War II
The Japanese folk song “Sakura” celebrates the transient beauty of the cherry blossom, popularly regarded as the country’s national flower. But to Filipinos like Fernando Vasquez-Prada ...