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First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Oregon

BC's Pacific Heritage: How the Oregon dispute changed the Pacific

IF we make a list of major Pacific powers it would include the United States, Japan, China, Philippines, Indonesia and perhaps Russia, Korea, and England. Other countries have come and gone in the stream of time. They have all made their presence felt ... [Published Marianas Variety - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Oregon, Hugo Swire, United States

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Governments tell lies

Lies and more lies, everywhere. Yoon Chang-jung, the former government mouthpiece, keeps lying and Cheong Wa Dae does not seem innocent either, if the news reports are true.Lies have power, often stronger than the truth. Any government knows that.The ... [Published Korea Times - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Seoul, Hugo Swire, Battle of Midway, Syngman Rhee, Propaganda

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Hibakusha: Keeping an important message alive for future generations

Hiroshi Hara stands in front of the dolls depicting people burned from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which are due to be removed from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. (Mainichi) HIROSHIMA -- The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima ... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hiroshima, Bombing, Nuclear Weapon, Pacific War

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

War in Pacific Park: Schedule of Events for MAY

Guam News - Guam NewsGuam - Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs.Park rangers will lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs ... [Published Pacific News Center - May 15 2013]

Entities: Guam, World War II, Pacific War, Command Post

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

'World War II from Space' Gives Us Breadth, but Not Depth (Review)

World War II buffs have had plenty of videos to savor these past few years. From the colorized images of the French-produced Apocalypse: World War II, to 2010’s high-def WWII in HD, to the perennial classic The World at War (reissued in 2004 with bonus ... [Published Pop Matters - May 14 2013]

Entities: World War II, Pacific War, D-Day, Visual Effects, Topography

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Remorseless Japan

From time to time Japan’s political leaders visit the Yasukuni Shrine where Class A war criminals are included on the list of remembrance, then make controversial remarks that deny or gloss over the acts of aggression that Japan committed in the first ... [Published Korea Times - May 10 2013]

Entities: Japan, Pacific War, Hugo Swire, 20th century

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

(EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on May 2)

Dealing with Japan's extremistsThe right-wing movement is increasingly deepening in Japan. Behind it is an ultranationalist group dubbed Japan Conference, which offers an ideological foundation and solidarity to conservative forces across the political, ... [Published Yonhap News Agency - May 01 2013]

Entities: Murayama (Japan), Pacific War, ultranationalist, Japan, Imperialism

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

New Agreement With Japan Boosts Military Footprint in Pacific Rim

The U.S. will provide Japan a new radar and deploy two Ospreys, shown above, to Japan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday. The U.S. fired a series of policy warning shots at China and North Korea Monday, announcing major steps in strengthening ... [Published militaryfeed.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Chuck Hagel, Japan, Okinawa (Japan), United States

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Poignant day for veterans in New Caledonia

It's been a poignant day for New Zealand veterans of the Pacific War who are in New Caledonia.84 of them, aged between 86 and 96, remembered the fallen today at Bir Hakeim Square in Noumea.Veteran Coastwatcher, 92-year-old John Jones, says the service ... [Published Newstalk ZB - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: New Caledonia, Jack Steer, Hugo Swire, Michael Woodhouse, Pacific War

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Pacific War veteran: Les Combes

The second in a travelling to New Caledonia for the 70th anniversary of the Pacific War. Barbara Dreaver will be travelling with them and covering the event for Tagata Pasifika and ONE News.Les Combes spent his first day on his overseas posting in Espiritu ... [Published ONE News - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Pacific War, Espiritu Santo, New Caledonia

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 2 reports

Veterans attending Noumea commemoration service

6:21Mixed emotions for veterans of the Pacific War who are going to Noumea today.The 84 veterans will attend an Anzac Day service and a commemoration to mark the 70th anniversary of New Zealand's involvement in the war.86-year-old David Daniel, who served ... [Published Newstalk ZB - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: David Daniel, Pacific War, Anzac Day, Papua New Guinea

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Pacific War veteran: John Jones

The second in a travelling to New Caledonia for the 70th anniversary of the Pacific War. Barbara Dreaver will be travelling with them and covering the event for Tagata Pasifika and ONE News.When coastwatcher John Jones was dropped off on Bikati atoll ... [Published ONE News - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: John Jones, Pacific War, Hugo Swire, New Caledonia

Quotes

"We have to underscore the inhumanity of nuclear weapons in accumulated efforts" he says

Hibakusha: Keeping an important message alive for future generations [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 17 2013]

"You can't protect peace without putting your life on the line. Resisting the flow toward war means giving lectures about the war and atomic-bombing experiences, visiting the remains of attacked sites and staging sit-ins. It may be a waiting game, but we have to do it" he says

Hibakusha: A former teacher's heart cries out for peace [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 14 2013]

...its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly those of Asia," he said. "In the hope that no such mistake will be made in the future, I regard, in a spirit of humanity, these irrefutable facts of history, and express here once again my feelings of deep remorse and state my heartfelt apology." Abe had suggested he was ready to water down both apologies in an attempt to expunge what he sees as Japan's "masochistic" view of its wartime history.The...

No backtracking on World War II apologies, Japan PM says [Published Yahoo! News - May 08 2013]

"I had finished my 12-month tour of duty and was due to go home but it meant those who hadn't finished could go home sooner."

Emotional commemoration [Published stuff.co.nz - May 06 2013]

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BC's Pacific Heritage: How the Oregon dispute c... [Published Marianas Variety - 2 hours ago]
Governments tell lies [Published Korea Times - 4 hours ago]
Hibakusha: Keeping an important message alive f... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 17 2013]
Inside The NSA [Published Armed with Science - May 16 2013]
War in Pacific Park: Schedule of Events for MAY [Published Pacific News Center - May 15 2013]
Hibakusha: A former teacher's heart cries out f... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 14 2013]
'World War II from Space' Gives Us Breadth, but... [Published Pop Matters - May 14 2013]
Japanese group prays for peace at Marpi [Published Saipan Tribune - May 12 2013]
What Really Happened To PT109 [Published EGlobal Travel Media - May 11 2013]
Remorseless Japan [Published Korea Times - May 10 2013]
Airport logistics analysed (contâ... [Published BVI Beacon - May 09 2013]
Japan refuses to face responsibilities [Published Washington Post - May 09 2013]
No backtracking on World War II apologies, Japa... [Published Yahoo! News - May 08 2013]
Marine Corps Base Hawaii cancels BayFest 2013 [Published United States Marine Corps - May 08 2013]
San Antonio to celebrate National Historic Pres... [Published MySanAntonio - May 07 2013]
Emotional commemoration [Published stuff.co.nz - May 06 2013]
Leaders, not elected officials, make all the di... [Published Kerrville Daily Times - May 06 2013]
South Korea’s Christian Military Chaplaincy in ... [Published Japan Focus - May 06 2013]
No need to fear Japan's military [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 02 2013]
Veteran reflects on war in Pacific [Published Northern Advocate - May 02 2013]
Surprise chant puts Abe in media glare [Published China.org.cn - May 02 2013]
Obituary for SCHIESS [Published Albuquerque Journal - May 01 2013]
(EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on May 2) [Published Yonhap News Agency - May 01 2013]
Dealing with Japan’s extremists [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 01 2013]
Police officer created programs for community’s... [Published LIHerald.com - May 01 2013]
Admiral Bill McRaven Delivers a Power Speech of... [Published PRWeb - May 01 2013]
There is no need to fear a return of Japanese m... [Published China Post - Apr 30 2013]
New Agreement With Japan Boosts Military Footpr... [Published militaryfeed.com - Apr 30 2013]
New Agreement With Japan Boosts Military Footpr... [Published US News & World Report - Apr 29 2013]
Stand up to Abe for the sake of Japan, Asia’s f... [Published Japan Times - Apr 29 2013]

Blogs

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New Agreement With Japan Boosts Military Footpr... [Published militaryfeed.com - Apr 30 2013] The U.S. will provide Japan a new radar and deploy two Ospreys, shown above, to Japan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday. The U.S. fired a series of policy warning shots at China and North Korea Monday, announcing major steps in strengthening ...
Here’s the official Best Defense list of books ... [Published The Best Defense - Apr 26 2013] p>Here are the results of our survey of goodbooks of military history that aren't about the U.S. military. There were so many British books mentioned thatI moved them into a second category. The first part here is genuinely foreignbooks -- not necessarily ...
From the back of the bus at Allenby to Jakarta’... [Published Mondoweiss - Apr 12 2013] The Palestine National Orchestra, in rehearsal in Jakarta's Aula Simfonia Hall, with soprano Mariam Tamari (photo source: tempo.co ) Whether or not art and the wider issues of humanity are ever really separable, they certainly weren’t in Indonesia’s ...
Defense Technology: A World Of Haves & Cannots [Published Quick Take - As It Happens - Mar 29 2013] In the last 70 years, technology gaps in defence have increased hugely. US and Russia are far ahead from rest of the world in making arms and armaments. One of the world’s four airworthy Zero fighters sits on the tarmac in August 2011 in California, ...
Open Thread: Forgive, Maybe; Forget, Never [Published Balloon Juice - Mar 22 2013] ( Ted Rall via GoComics.com).No forgiveness until the offender has owned up, though. Doghouse Riley shreds the tissue-thin facade of “who could have imagined?” Republican historicism regarding Dubya’s Grand Mesopotamian Adventure, as represented ...

Press Releases

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Purple Heart Medals for Two WWII Heroes Find a ... [Published Business Wire Public Policy/Government News - Mar 25 2013]
Purple Heart Medals for Two WWII Heroes Find a ... [Published Business Wire Defense News - Mar 25 2013]