Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
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Thousands Of World War II-Era Weapons Found Buried Underneath An Elementary School In Tokyo
COURTESY OF NISHITOKYO CITYThousands of swords and other weapons were discovered underneath an elementary school on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. About 1,400 firearms and 1,200 swords were ...
Museum offers new home to gun St. Paulites used to fire first American shots of WWII
Navy photo of the USS Ward’s Number Three Gun and its crew. They were Minnesota reservists credited with firing the first shot in defense of Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. The gun, displayed for decades ...
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Godzilla was created out of nuclear disaster in Japan after WWII
Godzilla was a symbol of thermonuclear weapons as well as a ... the Empire of Japan announced its surrender, leading to the end of World War II. The US forces quickly moved in to launch Operation ...
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Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial?
The decision on jets will allow Japan to export lethal weapons it co-produces to other ... the devastation that followed its defeat in World War II, Japan adopted a constitution that limits ...