As China marks the 78th anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident which marked the start of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, hundreds of renowned Japanese scholars gathered in Tokyo, criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's historical revisionism.
China's cultural authorities announced on Monday the 70th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) will be commemorated with a number of events in the coming months.
A probable visit by one of Japan's top national security officials to China in mid-July may be grounds for cautious optimism at a sensitive time ahead of a key anniversary, analysts said.
Tuesday marks the 78th anniversary of the beginning of China's eight-year War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
One more South Korean victim forced to serve as a comfort woman for Japan's Imperial Army during the World War II has passed away, leaving the living victims at 48, an advocacy group for the victims said Monday.