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TOKYO AIR RAIDS

A general meeting of the suprapartisan group of lawmakers on air raid victims held Monday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
51勛圖厙
Jun 23, 2026
Lawmakers plan bill to provide aid to civilian victims of World War II
Submission of the bill to parliament will be the first such move in 38 years.
A memorial service for victims of the Tokyo air raid takes place in front of a monument at Kaneiji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Monday.
51勛圖厙
Mar 10, 2026
Memorial event held to mark 81st anniversary of Tokyo air raid
The massive U.S. air raid during World War II is believed to have killed about 100,000 people.
Setsuko Kawai, a member of a group seeking state relief for civilian victims of U.S. air raids during World War II, participates in a rally outside the parliament building in Tokyo on Dec. 4.
51勛圖厙 / FOCUS
Dec 28, 2025
Japanese group resolved to seek air raid damage relief
In lawsuits on air raid damage, all petitions by victims seeking compensation from the government have been dismissed.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko meet with a family member of a victim of the Tokyo air raids on Thursday.
51勛圖厙
Oct 24, 2025
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.
Police round up war orphans in an underpass in Ueno, Tokyo, in a file photo taken in February 1948.
51勛圖厙 / History
Aug 28, 2025
Never again, says woman orphaned by Tokyo air raid during World War II
Yoriko Suzuki, who died at the age of 87 in June, lamented about how her life and those of many others were turned upside down by the war.
Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
51勛圖厙 / History / Longform
Aug 22, 2025
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor＊s account of Tokyo＊s postwar past
One man＊s experience traces the capital＊s arc from wartime devastation to modern megacity in a story of resilience and reinvention.
Setsuko Kawai, who lost her mother and two younger brothers in the March 1945 bombing, has fought for recognition of the victims.
51勛圖厙 / History / FOCUS
Aug 14, 2025
Civilian air raid survivors fight for recognition 80 years after war＊s end
After drafting a bill to provide concrete relief to survivors this spring, a bipartisan group of lawmakers failed to submit it to parliament days before the session＊s closure.
A survivor of the Tokyo air raids in 1945 points to a map showing burned areas of central Tokyo in red after the bombing, during an interview in the city in March 2015.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 6, 2025
LDP to put off WWII air raid relief bill
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is believed to be concerned that it could lead to other compensation-related issues.
Protesters march in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district Saturday, demanding relief for those who suffered during World War II.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Apr 20, 2025
Protesters march for WWII relief for civilians and others who were overlooked
Participants accuse the government of discriminating against civilian victims and people from the former Japanese colonies when it comes to state compensation for war damage.
A university student reads out the names of victims of U.S. air raids on Tokyo during World War II, during a memorial ceremony held in the capital on Thursday.
51勛圖厙 / History
Mar 21, 2025
Names of Tokyo air raid victims read out in ceremony
About 80 people spent about five hours reading out the names of 4,138 victims.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Monday to mourn the estimated 100,000 victims of the U.S. military's air raid on Tokyo 80 years ago.
51勛圖厙
Mar 10, 2025
Crown Prince Akishino joins in mourning victims of the 1945 Tokyo air raid
An estimated 100,000 people died on March 10, 1945, after about 300 U.S. B-29 bombers dropped bombs on Tokyo.
Shizuko Nishio 〞 who will turn 86 on March 10, when Japan will commemorate 80 years after the bombing of Tokyo 〞 gives an explanation in February in front of a map showing the areas that were burned in the air raids.
51勛圖厙
Mar 7, 2025
＆Eerie＊ sky, charred bodies: 80 years since Tokyo＊s World War II firestorm
Because of the atomic bombings and Japan＊s surrender a month later, the firebombing of Tokyo is often overlooked in history.
Police inspect the site where what appeared to be an unexploded bomb was found on Friday in Tokyo's Kita Ward.
51勛圖厙
Oct 5, 2024
Possible dud shell found in residential area of Tokyo
Around 4:20 p.m. Friday, police received a call reporting that there is something that appears to be a dud shell at a construction site in the capital＊s Kita Ward.
A war survivor details vivid recollections of World War II in footage never before made public. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released parts of a collection of interviews with over 300 war survivors for public viewing this month.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Mar 8, 2024
Witness accounts recall 1945 firebombing of Tokyo
The Tokyo government is screening a collection of interviews of survivors for the first time to serve as a reminder of the destruction of war.
51勛圖厙
Mar 10, 2023
Victims remembered 78 years on from devastating U.S. air raid on Tokyo
Among the roughly 100 attendees at the memorial service in Suginami Ward were the surviving relatives of the victims, alongside Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and the Crown Prince and Princess.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2023
Elderly survivors fight to preserve memory of Tokyo firebombing in ＆Paper City＊
In his documentary, Australian filmmaker Adrian Francis explores the collective amnesia surrounding the wartime firebombings of Japan＊s capital.
51勛圖厙 / History
Oct 4, 2022
Tokyo to digitize material related to March 1945 air raids
The government will create a digital database of videotaped testimonies from those who experienced the airstrikes and personal belongings of victims that have not been publicly shown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2021
When a WWII bombardier found his humanity
When we talked that day, I learned much about my friend＊s actions during the war 〞 conduct that made me admire him even more than I did before.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2020
Japan Times 1945: Tokyo hit by second major air raid
A bombing raid on Tokyo by U.S. aircraft during World War II disrupts distribution networks of Nippon Times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020
The March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo and the immorality of war
The U.S. attack on Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945, reinforces the reality that it usually is the civilians who suffer the most from the horrors of war.
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.
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 weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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.

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