The Japan TimesMar 15
Nippon Izokukai, a Japanese association for war-bereaved families, is ending its 30 years of memorial services due to aging participants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/15/japan/war-bereaved-families-overseas-memorial-tours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #myanmar #nipponizokukai #wardead #southeastasia
Japan group of war-bereaved families ends overseas memorial tours

For the final overseas memorial trip planned by the group, about 60 people toured Myanmar for five days from Friday.

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The Japan TimesOct 24
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo memorial hall on Thursday to mourn the victims of the U.S. military’s air raid on the Japanese capital during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/emperor-tokyo-air-raid-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #wwii #tokyoairraids #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #princessaiko #wardead
Japan’s imperial family mourns 1945 Tokyo air raid victims

Tokyo’s Sumida Ward memorial preserves the remains of some 105,000 people, including those who died in the massive air raid.

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The Japan TimesAug 14, 2025
80 years after World War II, a program facilitating overseas memorial services for Japanese families will end due to the aging of participants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/japan-wwii-overseas-memorial-end/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #wardead #nipponizokukai
Overseas WWII memorial services for Japanese families set to end

The program has seen dwindling participation as many bereaved families grow older.

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The Japan TimesAug 7, 2025
The controversial Yasukuni Shrine may draw headlines, but Tokyo’s diverse array of museums and memorials share countless perspectives on WWII’s causes and consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/08/travel/tokyo-ww2-museums-yasukuni-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #wwii #wardead #warcrimes #museums
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace

From detainees in Soviet labor camps to last-ditch efforts to develop miracle weapons, the capital’s war museums tell a multitude of stories of a country in crisis.

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The Japan TimesJul 1, 2025
The number of hibakusha survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 80 years ago has fallen below 100,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hibakusha-number-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atomicbombings #us #wardead #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki
Number of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors falls below 100,000

According to the welfare ministry, the number of hibakusha with victim certificates stood at 99,130 as of the end of March, down by 7,695 from a year before.

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The Japan TimesJul 1, 2025
Ahead of the 80th anniversary next month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched an online memorial for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/online-memorial-nagasaki-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #ican #us #wwii #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #wardead #nagasaki #hiroshima
Anti-nuclear group creates online memorial for children who died in atomic bombings

The online memorial features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives.

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MediaFaro AnalysisJun 24, 2025

Drones, mines and rotting corpses: The difficult mission of bringing dead soldiers home in Ukraine

Kyiv and Moscow are set to carry out the largest exchange of fallen soldiers in the war: 6,000 combatants from each side.

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Drones, mines and rotting corpses: The difficult mission of bringing dead soldiers home in Ukraine

Kyiv and Moscow are set to carry out the largest exchange of fallen soldiers in the war: 6,000 combatants from each side.

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The Japan TimesJun 15, 2025
The diary of a teenager who died after the bombing of Hiroshima was donated to a local memorial museum, along with other items. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/15/japan/history/atomic-bombing-item-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #wardead
Diary of a teenage A-bomb victim donated to Hiroshima museum

The diary also includes a message from her father, who only knew of her death upon returning from China after the war.

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