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Memorial service for WWII 'Himeyuri' student nurses held in Okinawa
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (296+ words) June 24, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) ITOMAN, Okinawa -- A memorial service was held here on June 23 for the 136 teenaged girls and teachers in the Himeyuri Student Corps killed during World War II's Battle of Okinawa in 1945. About 220 people including bereaved family members attended…...
In Photos: People mourn war victims on Okinawa Memorial Day
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (57+ words) A police officer captures a habu snake found near the Cornerstone of Peace, in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2026. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan. .. Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not…...
Japan, US commence joint island defense drill in Kyushu, Okinawa - The Mainichi
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (195+ words) June 20, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U. S. Marine Corps commenced the Resolute Dragon field exercise for island defense skills Saturday that will continue through June 30 across the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan and Okinawa Prefecture. The…...
Woman has names of kin who never showed up for reunion engraved on WWII Kobe raid memorial
1+ week, 1+ day ago (309+ words) June 16, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KOBE -- A 90-year-old woman who lost her mother and sister in World War II had their names engraved on a war memorial in this west Japan city on June 7, 81 years after the war ended. Michiko Nakata, 90, of…...
The real 'Grave of the Fireflies': The life of a girl orphaned by the WWII Kobe air raid
1+ week, 4+ day ago (851+ words) June 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KOBE -- The Japanese animated film "Grave of the Fireflies" depicts the Kobe air raid of 1945. In that attack, a 9-year-old girl lost four of her family members and, like the film's protagonists, became an orphan. Eighty-one years…...
A-bomb legacy successor brings Hiroshima hibakusha's story to hometown audience
3+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) June 2, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) UWAJIMA, Ehime -- A 70-year-old woman striving to pass on the realities of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima recounted the experience of a hibakusha survivor of the attack to about 50 people during a lecture she held in this…...
This congressman's family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today's raids
3+ week, 2+ day ago (701+ words) June 1, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Rep. Mark Takano, whose American-born parents were both incarcerated as young children with their families during the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, could not help but see the parallels between that chapter of…...
Retro Japan: Ship built in 1930 that trained more than 10, 000 sailors rests in Yokohama
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (177+ words) May 24, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) YOKOHAMA -- The original sailing ship Nippon Maru is moored and preserved at the foot of Yokohama Landmark Tower. The vessel was built in 1930 at Kawasaki Dockyard in Kobe. About 97 meters long, it has four masts, including a…...
Japan says remilitarization criticism by China, Russia unfounded
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (290+ words) May 21, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Criticism by China and Russia against Japan over what they view is its remilitarization is "entirely unfounded," a senior government spokesman said Thursday, following the two nations' summit in Beijing the previous day. Deputy Chief…...
Exhibition sheds light on Southeast Asian students caught in Hiroshima atomic bombing
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (562+ words) May 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) HIROSHIMA -- A special exhibition at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum highlights a lesser-known aspect of the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing: among those affected were students from across Asia who had come to the city. The exhibition, titled "Southeast…...