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Why Japanese soldiers in WWII chose death over surrender

During the Pacific War, many Japanese soldiers were shaped by the influence of the Bushido code, a military culture built ...
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100-year-old veteran reunites with WWII tank 'Lucky' 80 years after Japan's surrender

WASHINGTON (7News) — A 100-year-old veteran reunited with “Lucky”—a tank he drove in 1945 during World War II on Friday. The reunion comes on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender. Marine Corporal ...
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Veterans Museum highlights 80th Anniversary of Victory in Japan Day

GIBSONBURG – A chunk of burnt metal, a signed Japanese flag, a book about conversion to Christianity and a rubber personal floatation device may not seem to have much in common. Yet they are all part ...
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Japan's post-war bid to retain Korea, Taiwan shakes US

In the June 8 edition of *Chosun Ilbo* on page A28, Professor Moon Yoo-mi of Stanford University made the following remarks in the article “Properly Understanding the History Before and After ...
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China’s WWII anniversary parade rekindles cross-strait battle over war narrative − and fears in Taiwan of future conflict

(THE CONVERSATION) World War II casts a very long shadow in East Asia. Eighty years after ending with Japan’s surrender to Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945, the conflict continues to stir debate over ...