Rappler's latest stories on Japanese occupation
Japan 75 years after Leyte landing: ‘Avoid war, value peace’
Japan attends the 75th anniversary of the event that led to the end of their occupation of the Philippines during World War II
Japan’s discomfort with history and the PH dilemma
Japan should just allow the Filipinos the liberty to commemorate their history the way they want to, while it continues to do some soul-searching on how to come to terms with its own past
LOOK BACK: 75th anniversary of the Philippine Executive Commission
During the Japanese occupation the Philippine Executive Commission was established with Jorge Vargas as its first chairman
Akihito visits Japanese troop shrine in Philippines
UPDATED Akihito has made honoring Japanese and non Japanese who died in World War II a touchstone of his near 3 decade reign
Emperor Akihito: Japan 'must never forget' Filipino deaths of WWII
This is something we Japanese must never forget and we intend to keep this engraved in our hearts throughout our visit the emperor says in his speech
Class and the politics of memory in post-war Asia
Is it a coincidence that Aquino the grandson of a despised Filipino collaborator has become one of the most enthusiastic backers of the aggressive effort to dismantle Japan’s Peace Constitution by the grandson of a Class A war criminal?
UP’s gangland wars: A historical note
A 1950 investigation of a hazing death suggests that rumbles became part of the fraternity routine after World War II There was general consensus within UP that the violence of the Japanese Occupation and the American Liberation Destruction of Manila took its toll on UP students
Return, beloved: 'Katy! The Musical'
Katy The Musical evokes her era not only through costumes music and narrative but also in its highly mannered delivery
Comfort women: 'Hustisya para sa mga lola'
President Aquino suggests the Philippines has moved on from its historic conflict with Japan but comfort women say they have not
#PugadBaboy: Mga bansang mananakop punchline 3
More on the Philippine colonizers
#PugadBaboy: Mga bansang mananakop punchline 2
More on the Philippine colonizers
Memories of a grandfather I never knew
I never got to know my grandfather because he was tortured and killed by the Japanese secret police in 1944
Love in the time of war and peace
He was a messenger for the guerrillas during World War II and she a comfort woman
