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Seoul court sentences U. S. You Tuber Johnny Somali to 6 months in jail over offensive stunts
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (1476+ words) An American You Tuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison by a Seoul court on Wednesday. Prosecutors had…...
Germany's WWII munitions a toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (707+ words) Below the waves off Germany's northern tourist beaches, a toxic time bomb lurks on the Baltic Sea floor -- enormous quantities of World War II munitions that are slowly rusting away. Scientists warn that as salt water corrodes the metal casings…...
U. S. to exhume and identify remains of 88 Pearl Harbor dead buried as unknowns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (693+ words) The U. S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who were buried as unknowns in a Honolulu cemetery. It's part of an effort…...
Japanese held for illegal entry of U. S. base may have posed as serviceman
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (689+ words) A Japanese man working for a major trading firm was arrested in Japan on Thursday on suspicion of entering the U. S. Navy base in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, without a legitimate reason, police said. He allegedly had fake U. S. military identification. "I adore…...
Two U. S. Marines referred to prosecutors for robbing bars in Tokyo
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (313+ words) The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has referred two U. S. Marines, aged 26 and 20, to prosecutors on suspicion of theft and trespassing after they allegedly broke into bars after closing time and stole cash. Police said the two men, who are stationed at…...
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about bombing
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1053+ words) Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base's waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive " all centenarians " and this year none is able to…...
U. S. report reveals Japan's role in Yokohama war crimes trials for 1st time
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1745+ words) A newly uncovered U. S. military report reveals that over 400 Japanese were mobilized to run the Class-B and C Yokohama war crimes trials from 1945 to 1949, marking the first time the full extent of their involvement has come to light recently. The document…...
American views mixed over use of 1945 atomic bombing on Japan: survey
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1761+ words) Americans expressed mixed views on whether the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified, a survey by a U. S. research group showed Monday, signaling a possible change in the country's prevailing view that the attacks were…...
Pope Francis mourned in Japan by atomic bomb survivors, others
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1221+ words) The death of Pope Francis was mourned across Japan on Monday by those who had met him during his 2019 visit to the country, including survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings and 2011 northeastern Japan earthquake and tsunami. During the…...