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UNIT 731

Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / 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.
A screenshot of a Chinese box office app showing info on the film "731"
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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.
Lists containing the names and details of members of biological warfare units that the former Imperial Japanese Army had stationed in China
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May 21, 2025
Name lists of former Imperial Japanese Army biowarfare units released
The National Archives has disclosed details of the members of two units based in China to researchers looking to uncover the mysteries surrounding them.
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Aug 4, 2023
Seiichi Morimura, 90, who exposed Japan¡¯s wartime atrocities, dies
In a book, he detailed gruesome biological experiments on people at a secret Imperial Army site in occupied China before and during World War II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 7, 2019
¡®Japan¡¯s Infamous Unit 731¡¯: Testament to the very worst of human experimentation
The recent reprint of Hal Gold¡¯s book, ¡®Japan¡¯s Infamous Unit 731,¡¯ keeps alive the memory of human rights atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 25, 2015
Noda¡¯s ¡®Egg¡¯ scrambles understanding
After his acclaimed French debut last year with ¡°The Bee,¡± news of Hideki Noda¡¯s return to the Theatre National de Chaillot in central Paris with his pop-war-and-Olympian extravaganza ¡°Egg¡± created quite a buzz of anticipation.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 22, 2014
Abe¡¯s culture wars boomerang against Japan
Japan¡¯s culture wars are heating up to the detriment of the nation. The Financial Times is right to warn that the jingoism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and attempts to stifle public debate, are grave threats to Japan¡¯s open society. Most Japanese don¡¯t want to go where Abe is trying to drag them, but...
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" ¡ª 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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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