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WAR DEAD

People conduct excavation work in Hengchun, Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, on Monday to recover the remains of former Japanese soldiers.
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Jul 21, 2026
Search for remains of Japanese war dead begins in Taiwan
It is the first time since 1975 for the Japanese government to conduct an excavation survey in Taiwan, with which Tokyo does not have diplomatic relations, in search of remains.
Participants lay flowers during the Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony honoring all war dead at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History
Jun 23, 2026
Victims of Battle of Okinawa mourned 81 years on
The Battle of Okinawa was the most savage ground battle staged in Japan during the war, and Mabuni was the site of the last fierce fighting.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lays flowers during a ceremony for Japanese war dead at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Monday.
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May 25, 2026
Remains of 193 Japanese war dead added to National Cemetery
The addition brought the total number of people laid to rest at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward to 371,167.
Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi speaks to reporters as he visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Minister¡¯s offering at Yasukuni first shrine visit by Takaichi Cabinet member
Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi signed a visitor¡¯s book as a minister and offered a tamagushi sacred tree branch at his own expense.
An offering sent by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, on Tuesday
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Takaichi risks China¡¯s wrath with offering to Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister¡¯s offering of a sacred tree was made on the first day of a traditional spring festival.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Apr 17, 2026
Takaichi to skip Yasukuni visit during spring festival
Takaichi has rarely missed visiting the Shinto shrine during its spring and autumn festivals, including while serving as internal affairs minister and in other Cabinet posts.
Takako Yamamoto delivers a memorial address in the central Myanmar city of Bago on Friday.
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Mar 15, 2026
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.
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima seen from a nearby observation point in April
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Nov 18, 2025
Remains of Hiroshima atomic bomb victim to get DNA test
Unclaimed remains will undergo DNA profiling to identify the individual.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko meet with a family member of a victim of the Tokyo air raids on Thursday.
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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.
A visitor makes his way to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of its annual autumn festival on Friday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
Takaichi skips Yasukuni visit during autumn festival
With a vote on the next prime minister set for Tuesday, the new LDP president apparently took into account the possibility that any visit could adversely impact foreign affairs.
Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters on Aug. 15, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, following her visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 8, 2025
Takaichi may skip Yasukuni visit during Autumn Festival
The new LDP chief is apparently taking into account the impact a visit might have ahead of busy diplomatic schedule and how it could hurt relations with coalition partner Komeito.
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / 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.
Lawmakers from both chambers of Japan's parliament who are members of a league of parliamentarians promoting Yasukuni Shrine visits walk inside the shrine in Tokyo on Friday.
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Aug 15, 2025
Cabinet ministers Koizumi and Kato visit Yasukuni Shrine
The visits marked the sixth consecutive year a Cabinet minister has visited the war-related shrine on the anniversary.
Participants pray during a World War II memorial ceremony held off the coast of the Philippines in June. The program facilitating the services will end due to the aging of participants.
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Aug 14, 2025
Overseas WWII memorial services for Japanese families set to end
The program has seen dwindling participation as many bereaved families grow older.
Shinto priests holding traditional umbrellas walk to the main shrine for a ritual to cleanse themselves during the annual Spring Festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in April 2016.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2025
Dispelling the myth of Yasukuni Shrine
The shrine has been a lightning rod ¡ª especially as it has been used by some of Japan¡¯s neighbors as a convenient means to shift attention away from their domestic issues.
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 8, 2025
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.
According to the welfare ministry, 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.
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Jul 1, 2025
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.
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons hopes the online memorial will "spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons."
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Jul 1, 2025
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.
People pray during a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2025
Why only Japan is criticized for honoring its war dead
Other countries honor the ultimate sacrifice regardless of whether the war was just, later judged a mistake or involved actions that could be seen as war crimes.
Representatives of bereaved families lay flowers at a memorial service held at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Monday.
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May 27, 2025
Remains of 368 Japanese war dead laid to rest in National Cemetery
The number of people laid to rest at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery now totals 371,008, including some who died after the war as detainees in Siberia.
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" ¡ª 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.
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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