Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

At World War II Memorial, Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Expresses ‘Remorse’

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over World War II in his address at the annual government-organized national memorial service for the war dead in Tokyo on Friday.

Japan, China commemorate WW II anniversary

BENXI, China — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.

Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary

BENXI, China — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.

Taiwan bars officials from China military parade marking end of war with Japan

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Japan, China to Commemorate World War II Anniversary on Separate Dates

Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates, killed 20 million people. The wartime experience still bedevils relations between the two countries today.

Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.