Now that Singapore’s 50th birthday has come and gone, attention at my desk here has turned the 70th anniversary of WWII’s end. Here’s an excerpt on the Japanese settlers abandoned by their military in deep Manchuria, whose children were adopted by Chinese farmers. Here’s (and here, as PDF) an excerpt on the daring liberation of a POW camp in Shenyang. Also on the Wall Street Journal‘s site is this interesting 12-minute documentary on how Manchukuo’s history continues to influence Sino-Japanese relations.