Overseas WWII memorial services for Japanese families set to end
The program has seen dwindling participation as many bereaved families grow older.
https://www.alojapan.com/1342972/tokyos-wwii-museums-hold-diverse-views-on-war-and-peace/ Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
#GreatKantoEarthquakeMemorialMuseum #museums #NationalShowaMemorialMuseum #NoboritoLaboratoryMuseum #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #WarCrimes #WarDead #wwii #YasukuniShrine #Yushukan #東京 #東京都 August in Japan is a month of remembrance, with ubiquitous references in print media and on television to World War II and its aftermath. For many, remembrance begins and ends with the moment of silence obser
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.
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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.
https://www.alojapan.com/1339702/the-forgotten-war-dead-in-taiwan-japan-resumes-search-after-half-a-century/ The Forgotten War Dead in Taiwan: Japan Resumes Search After Half a Century
#BashiChannel #history #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #PacificOcean #PacificWar #SouthChinaSea #Taiwan #WarDead #WorldWar2 #WorldWarIi #wwii Beneath the shimmering waves of the Bashi Channel, a narrow stretch of ocean between Taiwan and the Philippines, lies one of the most overlooked graveyards of World War II. This vital maritime route, linking the
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.
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.
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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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