Pillar at entrance to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine vandalized again
The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward reported a new case of vandalism Monday, with staff discovering graffiti on a stone pillar and calling police at around 3:50 a.m. Tokyo …
The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward reported a new case of vandalism Monday, with staff discovering graffiti on a stone pillar and calling police at around 3:50 a.m. Tokyo …
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and two other Cabinet ministers, all members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of the country’s …
With 2024 marking the 80th anniversary of the first mission of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese military’s suicide attack units during World War II, a Tokyo-based group has begun posting information …
New Delhi – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously decided Saturday to register the Sado Island Gold Mines in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage site. The site, which …
Seoul – South Korea is now going to accept designation of forced labor-linked gold mines on Japan’s Sado Island as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, a senior official of …
A fascinating documentary looking at the brave cameramen who accompanied Allied troops during the D-Day landings has been shared by the Imperial War Museum of London. The six-minute short looks …
Itoman, Okinawa Pref. – A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday for more than 200,000 people who lost their lives in a fierce ground battle fought in …
Hiroshima – U.S. scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb,” apologized to Japanese atomic bomb survivors who visited the United States after the end of …
A World War II memorial service was held at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Monday, with no COVID-19-linked restriction on the number of participants in place. The cemetery …
Naha, Okinawa Pref. – A ceremony was held Monday to mark the completion of the framework of Shuri Castle’s main hall as part of restoration work for the fire-destroyed castle …