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HOLOCAUST

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that asylum seekers stopped at the border cannot seek protection abandons the humanitarian purpose of American asylum law.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court just betrayed asylum seekers
The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, is a case study in the absurdities of legalism and shows why it has been condemned since the days of Jesus of Nazareth.
Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945, and honors the victims of the Holocaust while urging the world to confront antisemitism and hatred.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2026
A message to the world on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Like many Jews, I prefer not to call it a ※concentration camp,§ for that is what the German Nazis called the places where they confined the people they sought to exterminate.
A scene from the fresco "Effects of Good Government in the City and the Countryside" by Ambrogio Lorenzetti
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2025
How art reveals the values that sustain lasting peace
Peace emerges from everyday cooperation, shared values and harmony with nature, not just decisions made by rulers.
Dalton Henry Stout, a member of the white nationalist group Aryan Freedom Network, conceals his identity during a portrait session in southern Oklahoma on May 5.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
American neo-Nazis point to Trump＊s rhetoric as driving a surge in interest and recruitment.
A protest in solidarity with children in Gaza in Berlin
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2025
As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel
The shift reflects how Germany＊s support for Israel, rooted in its historical guilt over the Nazi Holocaust, is being tested like never before.
AI-created images of Holocaust-related subjects displayed on a laptop and a smartphone screens
WORLD / Society
Jul 15, 2025
Holocaust AI fakes spark alarm
Critics say that AI-generated images, text and videos are offensive and contribute to Holocaust distortion by conjuring up a ※fantasy-land Auschwitz.§
U.S. tech billionaire and businessman Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, eastern Germany, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2025
German Holocaust remembrance under fire from far right and Elon Musk
Remembrance of the Nazis＊ genocide of Jews and other atrocities has for decades been a central feature of German politics and society as the country seeks to atone for its past.
Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the inscription "WeRemember" on Saturday as part of the remembrance ceremonies for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2025
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism at 80th anniversary of camp＊s liberation
More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished in gas chambers or from starvation, cold and disease at Auschwitz.
Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor Janina Iwanska, 94, a retired pharmacist, holds an undated picture from her way back to Poland, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz, in Warsaw on Jan. 7
WORLD
Jan 24, 2025
Auschwitz survivors recall their suffering 80 years after camp＊s liberation
An estimated 1.3 million people were sent to the Nazi death camp set up in occupied Poland as part of Adolf Hitler＊s ※Final Solution§ to annihilate European Jews.
Holocaust survivor Pedro Buchwald, 87, shows his badge used at the concentration camp during an interview in Buenos Aires on Dec. 26.
WORLD / Society
Jan 20, 2025
The Roma Holocaust: A little-documented genocide
Just 10% of Austria＊s 11,000 Roma and Sinti survived the Nazi atrocities.
Palestinians help an injured man in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2024
The Gaza war isn＊t a Holocaust, but it＊s still a nightmare
There are, sadly, many examples in history of the kind of conflict under way in Gaza, and the Holocaust isn＊t one of them.
Janos Cegledy sits in a park in Tokyo's Nerima Ward. The pianist says Japan suits him, ※There is a certain civility and politeness here which you don＊t find anywhere else.§
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Longform
Dec 11, 2023
The extraordinary life of a Holocaust survivor living in Japan
Janos Cegledy tours schools, telling his story. If the students ever meet a Holocaust denier, he says, they can reply, ※I met someone who was there.§
A document from archives on Pope Pius XII, who reigned from 1939-1958, containing the names of people who were executed during the Ardeatine massacre in Italy in March 1944
WORLD
Sep 17, 2023
Letter shows Pope Pius XII probably knew about Holocaust early on
A letter found in the Vatican archives on the church＊s knowledge of the Holocaust conflicts with the Holy See＊s official longtime position.
A ceremony is held in March 2016 in Markowa, Poland, at the grave of the Ulma family who were killed by the Nazis for hiding Jews during WWII.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2023
Polish family killed by Nazis to be beatified in Catholic first
The Ulma family will be the first ever to be beatified, a key step on a possible path to sainthood in the Catholic Church.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 27, 2023
Japan-based Holocaust survivor honors historic Jewish revolt with piano performance
Pianist Janos Cegledy＊s three pieces at a commemorative event in Tokyo for the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Poland were a moving tribute to the Jewish people＊s acts of bravery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2022
We have to talk about Adolf Hitler
※Hitler Kitsch,§ ※Nazi Porn§ and Godwin＊s Law have given us the frightening ignorance of people like Kanye West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2022
Ukraine is ＆not Nazi,＊ Holocaust survivors tell Putin
With the discovery of mass graves in Bucha and Irpin, some in Ukraine＊s Jewish community are instead drawing parallels between Russian atrocities and the Holocaust.
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Sep 20, 2022
Sugihara Museum in Lithuania facing financial hardships
The ambassadors from Japan and other countries posted in Lithuania have sent letters to the Baltic nation＊s culture ministry calling for the protection of the historical heritage.
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Sep 4, 2021
What makes a funny joke? Only time can really tell.
Humor has been used throughout history to alleviate the pain we feel in dealing with real-life calamities. However, at what point to the jokes themselves become the agents of harm?
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Jul 22, 2021
Director of Olympics opening ceremony sacked over past Holocaust joke
The new scandal is a further drag on public enthusiasm toward the Games, which have already drawn strong opposition amid concerns about coronavirus infection risks.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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