The streets on the First Anniversary of a bloody crackdown, but they were met with heavy security. People in japan are remembering the end of world war ii. Theyre gathering together to honor those who died and reflecting on the contributions the fallen made. About 6,000 people attended a government sponsored ceremony. They mourned the more than 3 million war dead. Prime minister abe said the peace they enjoy now was built upon the sacrifices of those who died. Translator we will carve out the future of this country for the sake of the generation that is alive at this moment and for the generations of tomorrow, facing history with humility and engraving its lessons deeply into our hearts. The participants paused at noon for a minute of silence. About 80 of the relatives of the war dead who attended the ceremony this year are 70 or older. Prime minister abe has chosen not to visit a shrine that honors the war dead. They include leaders convicted of war crimes after the war. An aid delive
Translator i think it is difficult for me to continue teaching judo. Im going to submit a document to the alljapan Judo Federation asking whether or not i should resign. He went on to say he never thought what he did would constitute violence. He revealed he just wanted the wrestlers to go the extra mile. Officials with the alljapan Judo Federation say he was involved in a total of five violent incidents from august 2010 to february 2012. They say he admitted to hitting athletes who failed to follow his instructions and jamming them with a stick. They reprimanded solada and the other coach. The New York Times says chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated its Computer Systems over the past four months look for passwords and other sensitive information. The start of the Cyber Attacks coincided with the times investigation into vast fortunes accumulated by the family of chinese premier wen jiabao. The assault on the network ban in september of 2012 when articles was nearing completion. Secur
Is alive at this moment and for the generations of tomorrow facing history with humility and engraving its lessons deeply into our hearts. The participants paused at noon on friday for a minute of silence. About 80 of the relatives of the war dead who attended the ceremony this year are 70 or older. Now Prime Minister abe has chosen not to visit a shrine that honors the war dead. Those remembered at Yasukuni Shrine included leaders convicted of war crimes after the war. An aide delivered an offering made in abes name as leader of the ruling liberal democratic party. Koichi hagiuda said abe asked him to pray for those who died for their country and for eternal peace. Abe did not visit last august either. Then too he made a similar offering. But he visited in december, a year after he took office for a second time. A group of lawmakers did pay a visit to the shrine on friday. The 84 diet members included senior members from both ruling and opposition camps. Three cabinet ministers visite
The sake of the generation that is alive at this moment and for the generations of tomorrow facing history with humility and engraving its lessons deeply into our hearts. The participants paused at noon on friday for a minute of silence. About 80 of the relatives of the war dead who attended the ceremony this year are 70 or older. Now Prime Minister abe has chosen not to visit a shrine that honors the war dead. Those remembered at Yasukuni Shrine included leaders convicted of war crimes after the war. An aide delivered an offering made in abes name as leader of the ruling liberal democratic party. Koichi hagiuda said abe asked him to pray for those who died for their country and for eternal peace. Abe did not visit last august either. Then too he made a similar offering. But he visited in december, a year after he took office for a second time. A group of lawmakers did pay a visit to the shrine on friday. The 84 diet members included senior members from both ruling and opposition camps
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Recouping some of the losses in the previous three sessions, the Japanese stock market is modestly higher on Friday, despite the negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The