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NANJING MASSACRE

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Dec 13, 2018
China tones down Japan criticism on Nanjing anniversary
China restrained its criticism of Japan on the 81st anniversary Thursday of the Nanjing massacre of Chinese civilians and others by Japanese soldiers, following improved bilateral ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 22, 2016
Why is Japan refusing to pay UNESCO its dues?
The Japanese government announced that it is withholding its payments owed to UNESCO. This is a $37 million expression of displeasure over the organization*s decision last year to include a Chinese submission on ※Documents of Nanjing Massacre§ in the Memory of the World Register. It is also a warning...
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Oct 14, 2016
Japan holding back payment to UNESCO
Japan is facing an uphill battle in its attempt to wield influence at UNESCO.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
China slams Japan*s defense minister for ducking Nanking Massacre questions
China on Friday accused Japan*s new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2015
Kerry lobbies for U.S. to remain on UNESCO board despite funding row
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday lobbied for the United States to be re-elected to UNESCO*s board, promising to work with Congress to restore funding after Washington cut off its contributions in 2011 in protest over the Palestinians being admitted as full members.
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Oct 13, 2015
Tokyo mulls cutting UNESCO funding after U.N. body registers Nanking Massacre documents
The U.N. body*s acceptance of Beijing*s documents on the Nanking Massacre prompts Tokyo to consider reducing or discontinuing funds.
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Aug 13, 2014
JOC tells youth athletes to avoid wearing their uniforms in Nanjing
The Japanese Olympic Committee has told its Youth Olympic Games athletes not to wear their official tracksuits when out and about in the host city of Nanjing, China, due to fears over potential attacks.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 11, 2014
China seeks UNESCO listing for Nanking Massacre, sex slave archives; Japan protests
The government has filed a protest against China*s applications to have what it says are historical documents on the 1937 Nanking Massacre and Japan*s wartime ※comfort women§ brothel system registered in the U.N. archive program, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
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May 26, 2014
Journalist repeats assertion that Nanking Massacre didn*t happen
A British journalist quoted rejecting historians* accounts about Japan*s actions after occupying Nanking has restated that he believes the 1937 Nanking Massacre did not occur, after saying he was ※shocked and horrified§ by his Japanese book*s conclusion, which said the Chinese government fabricated the...
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May 12, 2014
Journalist now stands by Nanjing book
In a reversal, journalist Henry S. Stokes stands by the revisionist conclusion of his Japanese book that the Nanjing Massacre never occurred, after accusing his translator of right-wing sabotage.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Mar 4, 2014
NY Times editorial erred in claiming Abe denied massacre: Suga
The New York Times erroneously reported in a recent editorial that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has claimed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre never happened, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, adding the government has already lodged a protest with the paper and demanded a correction be published....
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 22, 2014
Abe*s culture wars boomerang against Japan
Japan*s culture wars are heating up to the detriment of the nation. The Financial Times is right to warn that the jingoism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and attempts to stifle public debate, are grave threats to Japan*s open society. Most Japanese don*t want to go where Abe is trying to drag them, but...
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Feb 7, 2014
DPJ exec*s denial of Nanjing stands
The Democratic Party Of Japan*s Diet Affairs Chief, Declines To Retract His Remarks Almost Seven Years Ago Insisting That There Was No Nanjing Massacre.

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