This year marks the centenary of the Russo-Japanese War of 1905, and on August 15 many countries will commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific. Of course, Japan’s military dominance in East Asia – which began with the Russo-Japanese War and led to WWII – is no more. The ghosts of this history still hang over in East Asia, with each country struggling to find ways to deal with the past.
This year marks the centenary of the Russo-Japanese War of 1905, and on August 15 many countries will commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific. Of course, Japan’s military dominance in East Asia – which began with the Russo-Japanese War and led to WWII – is no more. The ghosts of this history still hang over in East Asia, with each country struggling to find ways to deal with the past.