Japan | War History

Jasper Nicholas : World of Tanks

Ian Harvey

Nicholas is the general manager of Wargaming, in the Asia-Pacific region, a place where Wargaming has just begun to engage in some kind of a…

U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Visits Nagasaki Memorial

Ian Harvey

The Ambassador laid a wreath at the Nagasaki memorial, paying tribute to those who died in the terrible massacre of the Second World War. The…

1937 Battle of Shanghai, Japan’s Brutal Attack on China

Siegphyl

In 1937, the first major clash of forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese National Republican Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War was…

Should ROC commemorate the WWII Allied air raid against Taiwan?

Ian Harvey

According to journalist Wang Ching-hung, the independence of Taiwan would have been granted if President Roosevelt had not affirmed to the ROC leader that Formosa…

Taiwan Exhibit Commemorates Flying Tigers Squadron

The Flying Tigers, formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), was a WWII air squadron composed of US pilots from the USAAF (United States’ Army Air…

Long Term War companion Pine Island Was There In WWII, Korean War and Vietnam

Ian Harvey

Pine Island got her name after the Pine Island Sound and there were other three ships in her class: Currituck Sound, Norton Sound, Salisbury Sound.…

World War II vet tells story of first atomic bombing by recollection

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  Philip Matranga, now 92 years old, silenced audiences in the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum when he shared his recollection of the atomic…

Japan and Russia Agree to Resume Peace Talks After 58 Years of Tension

The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov suggested to the Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida that both countries should work together in efforts to resolve…

So-Called Sunken “Yamashita Treasure” Fires Up Frenzied Search in South Pacific

Talks about a supposedly sunken treasure off Solomon Islands coast in the South Pacific have sparked up frenzied searching by local and and foreign adventurers.…

First Photos of WWII Drama “Unbroken” – Jolie’s Second Directorial Work

Hollywood A-Lister Angelina Jolie has decided to work on a WWII drama for her second directorial work — “Unbroken”, a film adaptation of the life…

The True Story of Downed Dakota

Five months after the World war two an incident happened in Sado Island where a British military plane made an emergence landing in the island.…

Documentary Sheds Light on Kanawaga’s Secret WWII Facility

Noborito laboratory’s history had been shrouded with mystery for years in part because most of the documents pertaining to the Japanese secret weapons facility had…