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Okinawa held a ceremony on June 23 to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of its World War II ground battle, a conflict that killed more than 200,000 people. Governor Denny Tamaki called for peace and urged younger generations to learn from history.
On the final day of their state visit to the Netherlands, Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with local residents in Amsterdam, including the granddaughter of a former Dutch general who survived a Japanese internment camp as a child during WWII. The encounter highlighted reconciliation and forward-looking ties.
Senior Ukrainian officials said they would return Polish state decorations after Warsaw stripped President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of its highest honor in a row over a World War II Ukrainian insurgent unit. The dispute centers on Zelenskyy’s naming of a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), accused by Poland of massacring Poles. Polish President Karol Nawrocki revoked the Order of the White Eagle while Ukrainian officials called the move a strategic mistake that aids Russia.
