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  1. Japanese apology for WWII actions (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    The Japanese Prime Minister’s apology to former allied POWs has not been enough to convince veterans here who’ve vowed to continue a fight for compensation. Arthur Titherington, who was interned in...

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  2. POW’s await apology from Japan for mistreatment (1995)

    Genre
    Speech

    Ann Levick, who was a prisoner at the hands of the Japanese fifty years ago is unhappy with the apology for treatment of allied POWs in the Second World War which was a personal one from the Prime Minister...

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  3. Royal British Legion commemorate the dead (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Former POWs held by the Japanese in the Second World War have been allowed to lay a wreath inside London’s County Hall. Initially, its Japanese owners had refused to allow veterans inside the building, but...

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  4. Royal British Legion commemorate the dead (1995)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    It is fifty years since the Japanese surrendered and the end of the Second World War. Two Royal British Legion officials, Graham Downing and Bert Reeves, are interviewed on being allowed into London’s...

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  5. Japanese war criminals allowed to escape (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Public records have been uncovered showing that in the fifties, the British Government allowed suspected Japanese WWII war criminals to be released, under pressure from the United States who wanted to...

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  6. Japanese war criminals allowed to escape (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Martyn Day is a solicitor trying to force the Japanese Government to give compensation to survivors and families of victims of Japanese atrocities during the Second World War. He is amazed that the British...

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  7. Japanese war criminals allowed to escape (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Martyn Day, a solicitor trying to get compensation for Allied POWs, believes it is not too late for the British Government to make amends for allowing suspected Japanese WWII war criminals to be released in...

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  8. Japan should face up to past (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Historian Dr John Charmley says just because Japan is now an important trading partner gives us no excuse for letting them avoid facing up to their past. Follows revelations in public records that the...

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  9. VJ day anniversary - Speech by the Queen (1995)

    Genre
    Speech

    The Queen is leading the final celebrations in central London to mark victory in Japan fifty years ago at the end of the Second World War. Thousands of people, young and old, have packed Horse Guards Parade...

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  10. VJ day anniversary - Duke of Edinburgh speech (1995)

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    Speech

    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh says veterans who suffered at the hands of the Japanese should not be expected to forgive and forget as the 50th anniversary of VJ Day celebrations continue. Prince Philip...

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