36 Hours in Singapore
The former British colony is celebrating its diamond jubilee this year, and there’s every reason to plan a visit: hike ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
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Explosion shakes Okinawa wharf as Japan clears unexploded WWII ordnance
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...
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Charred corpses filled Tokyo after U.S. firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
“This year will be our last chance,” Yumi Yoshida, who lost her parents and sister in the bombing, said at a meeting, ...
Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...
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Battleship Island: How tourism propelled Gunkanjima’s ghostly ruins and stirred memories of its dark past
In recent years the site has served as a backdrop for documentaries, films, and even pop culture phenomena like the James ...
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Xenophobia and misinformation: Why Japan’s 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake led to a Korean massacre
On the morning of September 1, 1923, an earthquake with a magnitude believed to be around 7.9 rattled the Kanto region. The ...
Unexploded WWII Bomb Disrupts Paris Train Traffic, Forcing Major Delays
Unexploded ordnance from the world's deadliest conflict continues to affect daily life 80 years after it ended.
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Eurostar trains suspended after WW2 bomb found on the tracks
All Eurostar trains have been suspended for the entire day after a World War II bomb was found on railway tracks in France. Chaos has ensued for passengers at Gare du Nord in Paris as all trains have ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest. He considers the bones silent ...