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2013: Lost WWII I-400 class Japanese mega submarine found off Barbers Point Hawaii

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII I-400 class Japanese mega submarine I-400 with its forward catapult and long Plane Hanger during WWII. (2)…

Germany Defends Japan Against China’s Attempts at Slander

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Germany

Xi Jinping, President of China, visited Germany with a bit of an ulterior motive in mind. While there to follow up on the Nuclear Security…

Man Relates His Time as a Japanese Hostage in WWII

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Rupert Wilkinson lived with his mother and sister in Manila during the 1942 period of Japanese invasion. With their father away at war as a…

Computer Game Uses Japanese War Criminals as Targets

An official Chinese news outlet that has revealed an online game on Thursday, February 27, 2014, which requires the players to shoot Japanese war criminals.…

Japan Revising Official Apology Over WWII Comfort Women Further Evidence Of Nationalistic Agenda

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WWII Comfort Women

The way the Japanese government is reflecting over the official apology for wartime sex slaves, might truly be upsetting the surrounding countries who all suffered…

Undetonated Bombs From WWII Still Pose a Threat to People

January 7th, 2014, Hong Kong authorities spent 17 hours trying to dismantle a bomb that was discovered in the downtown area. The bomb was left…

Chinese Veterans Are Outraged by the Glorification of War Criminals

Shanghai Daily ran a story on January 29, 2014 that shed some light on how the Chinese veterans truly felt about the Japanese Prime Minister’s…

Japanese Legislation Wishes to Bring Home the Remains of WWII Casualties

The Global Post reported on January 8, 2014 that the Liberal Democratic Party is planning new legislation to designate retrieval of the remains of Japanese…

WWII Navy Veteran who enlisted when only 16 years old tells his amazing story!

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Judy Bebee, a friend of Gene and his family, wanted to write his story and make it into a scrapbook for his two grandsons but…

Abe’s Visit To Yasukuni Shrine

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Yasukuni Shrine honors 14 Second World War Class A criminals. In Japan it is a symbol of aggression and the prime minister’s choice to visit…

Iruma: Japan’s Aviation Museum

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Back in the 1930s was established Japan’s air force academy. Japan’s military installations were taken under the U.S. forces command after WWII and it was…

Major Dicky Day dies at 91 years old. Bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign

Major “Dicky” Day bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign. He saw the Sittang River Bridge be blown up…