Japanese armed forces

Japanese armed forces

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  Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary

  An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to ... 

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  Japan pulls back on denials of WWII sex slavery

  Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced ... 

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  Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions

  As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ... 

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  2 US Navy sailors convicted in Okinawa rape

  Two U.S. Navy sailors were convicted and sentenced to prison on Friday for raping and robbing a woman on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the ... 

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  Jets roar as US, Japan, Australia drill in Pacific

  Fighter jets from the U.S. and two key allies roared into western Pacific skies in the combat phase of annual exercises that have gained importance ... 

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  Tensions linger in US over 'comfort women' plaques

  Four years ago, noticing plaques at the county courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust and other atrocities, Korean-American community leader ... 

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  Japan's next leader wants freer rein for military

  Imagine that North Korea launched a missile at Japan. Tokyo could — and would certainly try to — shoot it down. But if the missile were flying ... 

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  US: Situation 'dangerous' ahead of NKorea launch

  The commander of American troops in Japan said Thursday that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is ...