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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 15, shortly before the start of hostilities on Feb. 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2026
Is an honorable U.S. surrender to Iran inevitable?
The only path left may be what could be called an ※honorable surrender§ 〞 a unilateral declaration of victory while ending the war without achieving its objectives.
The Siyuan Aircraft Bunker in Yilan City, Taiwan, which was built by the Japanese during World War II, contains small historical displays and has a bamboo model of Zero fighter plane on its roof, used as a decoy to fool American bombing raids.
51勛圖厙 / History
Jan 11, 2026
Aircraft bunkers in Taiwan＊s Yilan county shine light on little-known kamikaze outpost
The Pacific-facing county hosts the largest concentration of such bunkers in Taiwan that are among the best-preserved examples still remaining anywhere.
Yurika Lacy in Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, with her grandfather's book and the English version she translated
51勛圖厙 / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 24, 2025
Aichi Prefecture resident tells grandfather＊s WWII story in English
Translating notes about being a student soldier took seven years to complete, in time for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Yasuhiko Ito speaks of his experience as an internee under the Soviet Union after World War II, in the city of Fukuoka in April, prior to his death in May at the age of 100.
51勛圖厙 / History
Sep 17, 2025
Former Japanese internee in Ukraine pained by Russian invasion
After World War II, Yasuhiko Ito was taken as a disarmed soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army by the former Soviet Union to Ukraine for forced labor.
Jikai Taketomi, director of a private war museum in Kotake, Fukuoka Prefecture, talks about exhibited documents to visitors on July 25.
51勛圖厙
Sep 3, 2025
Private World War II museums in Japan struggle to survive
Experts warn valuable wartime documents and artifacts could be scattered or lost to the public if such museums end up closing their doors.
Kunitake Toriya, a former corporal in the Imperial Japanese Army who had trained for a suicide attack mission, speaks about his wartime experiences in front of the photographs of his comrades at Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, in June.
51勛圖厙
Aug 27, 2025
Destined for death, former kamikaze pilot recalls wanting to live
Kunitake Toriya yelled ※Banzai§ in his heart when his suicide mission was called off. Now, 80 years on, he is determined to share his story.
Kenta Torihama, 33, often describes kamikaze pilots as "human beings like us."
51勛圖厙
Aug 20, 2025
Passing on the stories of kamikaze pilots as ＆human beings, not heroes＊
Kenta Torihama, 33, says the pilots ※had people they wanted to protect, and they departed (on their suicide missions) after much agony and anguish.§
Inside the Mount Zozan underground bunker, which was once planned as a relocation site for government agencies, on May 22 in the city of Nagano
51勛圖厙 / Society
Aug 19, 2025
Nagano residents recall wartime efforts to build replacement military HQ
The replacement headquarters was not completed, but construction continued until the day of Japan＊s surrender in the war.
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
51勛圖厙 / History / Longform
Aug 15, 2025
The long search for Japan＊s lost soldiers
An decades-long effort to recover the remains of those who died during World War II, most of them abroad, may be entering its final phase.
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
51勛圖厙
Aug 14, 2025
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito, now 102, said he was a pawn of the military, like many others.
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
51勛圖厙 / History
Aug 13, 2025
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan＊s germ warfare
In a dusty box, a Nagano man finds proof his father served in Nanjing, China, with Unit 1644, part of Japan＊s covert biological weapons network during World War II.
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
51勛圖厙 / History
Aug 13, 2025
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
For 95-year-old Hideo Shimizu, the 4? months he spent with the biological and chemical warfare unit of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army were just like yesterday.
Akio Kuroi holds a photograph of his father, Keijiro, as he speaks during an interview in Tokyo in April about how his father had changed after World War II.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Aug 13, 2025
＆War trauma＊ transformed caring father into a complete stranger
A growing number of family members of former Japanese servicemen are sharing their experiences, prompting the government to launch a survey to document such realities.
A screenshot of eBay shows war relics including swords and gas masks being put on sale.
51勛圖厙
Aug 1, 2025
Large number of Japanese war relics still offered on auction sites
Items such as swords that belonged to soldiers of the Imperial Japanese military and protective hoods used during air raids can be found on eBay.
A screenshot of a Chinese box office app showing info on the film "731"
51勛圖厙
Aug 1, 2025
Release of Unit 731-themed film delayed in China
※731§ had been drawing attention in China even ahead of its planned release.
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
51勛圖厙
Jul 30, 2025
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
The tiny island in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, leading to its removal from maps for confidentiality purposes.
A building in the city of Osaka that served as the Osaka Army Arsenal's chemical analysis laboratory during World War II
51勛圖厙
Jul 30, 2025
Researcher seeks to save Osaka Army Arsenal as ＆negative legacy＊
The military factory manufactured artillery for the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and employed up to around 66,000 people.
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
51勛圖厙 / History
Jul 29, 2025
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
※In their last breaths, no one shouted for the long life of the emperor,§ said one veteran about his comrades. ※They called out for their mothers, whom they would never see again.§
Ex-serviceman Izumi Murakami speaks of his experience during World War II, when he was still a child, in an interview in Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, in May.
51勛圖厙 / History / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 14, 2025
Man inspired as a boy by WWII-era commando questions Japan＊s past actions
Izumi Murakami, now 92, joined the Air Self-Defense Force, but he concedes now that ※there is nothing good that comes out of war.§
Former boy soldier Yoshimitsu Zukeyama speaks of his wartime experience during an interview in May in Ogimi, Okinawa Prefecture.
51勛圖厙
Jun 23, 2025
Battle of Okinawa turned child into a ＆ghost soldier＊ still haunted by memories
Emotionally and physically depleted, the boy began to unravel after the war ended, with locals calling him a ※ghost soldier.§
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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