Five Film Stars' Wartime Roles.
Imperial War Museums
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/second-world-war/five-film-stars-wartime-roles #globalmuseum #museums #WWII
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A friend’s dad told me a story the other week about his grandmother, who was part of the resistance against the fascist regime back in Italy during WWII.
She’d frequently have incriminating documents and plans in her house. One day, Mussolini’s soldiers were on patrol, knocking on doors of suspected resistance members and they came to inspect her house. She had a large map of a planned sabotage operation out in the living room.
So she had her husband open the door while she hid the map in the piano stool and sat down. When the authorities came in, she was playing the piano, welcoming them with a smile. She continued playing the entire time they searched the house, pretending it was in their honor.
Nobody asked to check the piano.
A friend’s dad told me a story the other week about his grandmother, who was part of the resistance against the fascist regime back in Italy during WWII.
She’d frequently have incriminating documents and plans in her house. One day, Mussolini’s soldiers were on patrol, knocking on doors of suspected resistance members and they came to inspect her house. She had a large map of a planned sabotage operation out in the living room.
So she had her husband open the door while she hid the map in the piano stool and sat down. When the authorities came in, she was playing the piano, welcoming them with a smile. She continued playing the entire time they searched the house, pretending it was in their honor.
Nobody asked to check the piano.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have wrapped up a summit rich in symbolism highlighting their commitment to cementing strong personal and bilateral ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-takaichi-lee-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #china #wwii #leejaemyung #sanaetakaichi
Bird pins (brooches) made out of scrap materials by Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II. From The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946 by Delphine Hirasuna (Ten Speed Press, 2005).
@archaeologyart #globalmuseum #books #birds #brooches #WWII
The scenes a soldier of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army witnessed after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II were enough to prompt him to build an orphanage still around today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/japan-hiroshima-child-welfare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #children #socialwelfare
In Taiwan’s Yilan county, efforts are being made to preserve aircraft bunkers built by Imperial Japan during World War II for its kamikaze suicide attack pilots and commemorate them as part of local history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/history/taiwan-kamikaze-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #taiwan #wwii #okinawa #usmilitary #imperialjapanesearmy #yilan
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New year new #introduction!
My name is Ana! I’m an #artist with a #ComputerScience background working on a #GraphicNovel about #Latvians during #WWII.
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New year new #introduction!
My name is Ana! I’m an #artist with a #ComputerScience background working on a #GraphicNovel about #Latvians during #WWII.
I post a lot about #BlackMetal (my fav genre), #FountainPens and #journaling (my fav hobby). I read a lot of #fiction and #nonfiction, play a variety of #VideoGames ( #Rimworld, #Balatro, #Diablo4)
I’m also currently learning #ClassicalGuitar
Don’t be shy, say hi!!
Nagasaki placed 17th and Okinawa 46th on The New York Times' list of "52 places to go in 2026." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/nagasaki-okinawa-ny-times/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nagasaki #okinawa #us #tourism #wwii #atomicbombings #newspapers #newyorktimes
In the post-survivor era, the question is not whether Hiroshima will be remembered, but whether it will continue to matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/05/japan/when-the-last-hibakusha-is-gone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #peaceclock #atomicbombdome #hiroshimapeacememorialmuseum #hibakusha #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons
A Japanese group remains resolved to seek state relief for civilians who sustained injuries and other damage from U.S. air raids during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/28/japan/japan-wwii-air-raid-damage-relief-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #tokyoairraids #ldp #sanaetakaichi #katsueihirasawa #setagaya
Emperor Emeritus Akihito, the father of Emperor Naruhito, turned 92 on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/japan-emperor-emeritus-turns-92/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperoremeritusakihito #imperialfamily #wwii
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited a special photo exhibition on Sunday focusing on Tokyo during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/japan-emperor-wwii-photo-exhibit-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #wwii #exhibitions #photography
The remains of a victim of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima have been identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/hiroshima-a-bomb-victim-dna-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii
China held a low-key memorial ceremony on Saturday for the 1937 Nanking Massacre, with President Xi Jinping not attending, despite a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Tokyo over Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/japan/nanking-massacre-anniversary-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #wwii #history #xijinping #sanaetakaichi