Minnesota World War II veteran believed to be last person alive who witnessed Japan treaty signing

Out of the 1,500 men on his ship, Del Thielke was the only one selected to be aboard the USS Missouri when the peace treaty ...
CBS Minnesota on MSN

This man may be the last surviving witness to US.-Japan peace treaty signing

It was 80 years ago that Japan surrendered, essentially marking the end of World War II. A man from Dawson, Minnesota, was ...

China, Japan and a New Narrative About World War II

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ...
The Japan Times

Japan works to preserve and pass on wartime memories as witnesses age

In August, for the first time, over half of participants at the Japan's national memorial service for those who died in World ...
Time

How Japan’s Outgoing Leader Could Break From Tradition in Talking About World War II

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows to the crowd after giving a speech during the 80th anniversary ceremony of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on ...
TRT World

Xi invoked WWII cooperation with Trump. Is China seeking to recast US–Japan dynamics?

The Xi–Trump call signals China’s effort to reframe US–China relations from the post-Nixon framework to a post-World War II ...