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NY Times Archives – March 1st Movement – Feb 1920

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9 Feb 1920 - Koreans Revolt - Japanese Routed Active rebelling in Korea against Japanese rule, fostered by the Russian Bolsheviki, and characterized as "the beginning of a tremendous affair," is ...more »

March 1st Movement–Jan 1920

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31 Dec 1919 Several independence manifestations by Koreans occurred last night in Seoul.  It is rumored that a declaration of independence has been signed by prominent ...more »

March 1st Movement–Nov. 1919

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9 Nov 1919 (NY Times Archives) "[Japanese official] In regard to the Korean situation, I must first mention the primary object of annexation.  At that time ...more »

Remembering the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing After 65 Years

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Today is the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki that ultimately led to the end of World War II.  So take a minute and ...more »

Should the US Ambassador Have Attended the Hiroshima Memorial Ceremonies?

» by August 6th, 2010 at 9:36 pm » Comments (11)

I don't really have a problem with this as long as the US ambassador doesn't start getting into apology mode:   Today’s ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of ...more »

Defending the Confiscation of Property From Japanese Collaborators In Korea

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Over at Japan Probe there is posting on how property is being confiscated from the families of supposed Japanese collaborators.  This policy recently ended and I have been critical of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Activists Protest Japanese Textbooks

» by April 14th, 2009 at 12:49 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Civic group rallies against Japanese history textbook April 10, SEOUL, South Korea -- Members of the Asian Peace and History Education Network, a Seoul-based civic group, ...more »

American Colonel Returns Japanese Flag After 60 Years

» by March 17th, 2009 at 5:50 pm » Comments (8)

This is not the first time I have heard about old World War II war trophies being returned to their Japanese owners, but it is still always good to see happen: A lot of ...more »

Korean Atomic Bomb Survivors Sue Japanese Government, Is the US Next?

» by March 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am » Comments (8)

It looks like the Japanese government has yet another World War II related lawsuit they are going to have to answer for: Shin Jin-tae says he lives in the unluckiest town ...more »

Picture of the Day: Ancient Japanese Wheelchair

» by February 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm » Comments (2)

This picture from Japan Probe shows what wheel chairs were like in 19th century Japan.  It makes me wonder if Chosun dynasy Koreans used the same thing? more »

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