Opinion

Opinion: Migration is a legacy of Japan's wartime occupation

I emphasize this because migration is not always a personal choice, but the outcome of structures and conditions built long ago. Between 1942 and 1945, Japan occupied the Philippines. During these ...
Mothership.SG

A straight line 60 years long, the Japan-S'pore diplomatic relationship in a nutshell

A long term pragmatism drives the relationship. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is heading to Japan in the near future, his ...
Newsday

Long Islander whose grandparents lived through Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WWII recalls family's hardships

The Japanese began to bomb American bases in the Philippines hours after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II. By the spring of 1942, Japanese ...
CNN

US allies South Korea and Japan make deal to ease strains over wartime labor dispute

South Korea on Monday announced a deal to compensate victims of forced labor by Japan during its occupation of Korea as the two United States allies try to smooth relations in the face of an ...
NHK

'Forgive, but never forget': Researching Japan's occupation of Singapore

More than 80 years have passed since Japan occupied Singapore during World War Two, and historian Lim Shao Bin continues to search for answers buried in documents and war memorabilia — from a chapter ...