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VJ Day: why don't we talk about WW2 in Asia?

Eighty years on from the end of the Second World War, Kavita Puri considers why stories from the war against Japan remain overlooked and under-told

• Matt Elton

Published: August 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM

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On the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, broadcaster Kavita Puri – presenter of a new BBC Radio 4 series on the Second World War in Asia – tells Matt Elton why stories of the Allied conflict with Japan remain overlooked and under-told.

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Matt EltonPodcast editor

Matt Elton is the podcast editor at HistoryExtra

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