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The Repentance Dilemma: Modern Japan and WWII

... also urges Japan’s leaders to say sorry and turn over a new leaf. On April 28, Abe came to Washington on an official visit to see President Obama and address Congress. Notably, former Prime Minister Kishi, Mr. Abe's grandfather, used to say that World War II was a sacrosanct experience and Japan had done nothing worth an apology. Quite a potent Japanese political school takes the view that all sides are to blame for the atrocities. Americans mass murdered the Japanese, A-bombed the country, and ...

30.04.2015

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Splitting the Victory

... Minister Grzegorz Schetyna on the RMF FM radio station, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said it was "a disgrace to Poland's diplomatic service" for the Polish Foreign Minister to insist on his interpretation of Russia's role in World War II and insinuate about the format for celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Victory Day by disputing the grounds for Moscow to serve as center for the festivities. To be more precise, Mr. Schetyna was commenting on the proposal that Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski made in an interview on January ...

09.02.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)