Reuters

Japan's PM tells South Koreans his 'heart hurts' over pain caused by occupation

TOKYO/SEOUL, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to ...
insider.si.edu

With MacArthur in Japan a personal history of the occupation by William J. Sebald with Russell Brines

War's end -- The old Japan -- The new Japan -- Occupation diplomat -- The United States job -- Working with Macarthur -- Allied council for Japan -- War crimes trials -- Korean war -- Dismissal of ...
YourTango

Why Japanese People Aren't Interested In Promotions

It’s no secret that Japanese employees don’t aim for managerial positions. This isn’t limited to a specific generation like Millennials or Gen0Z. According to a poll, 77% of Japanese workers claim ...
Newsday

Long Islander whose grandparents lived through Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WWII recalls family's hardships

The Japanese began to bomb American bases in the Philippines hours after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II. By the spring of 1942, Japanese ...
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Memories of life during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya

PETALING JAYA: It has been 80 years since the Japanese laid their weapons down and left Malaya. Still, for those who lived through the Japanese Occupation, some memories are hard to forget. For ...
NPR

Young Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village

Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map. Villages ...