The release of a Chinese film themed on the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army's Unit 731 has been delayed in China without explanation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/unit-731-film-release-delayed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #chinajapanrelations #china #imperialjapanesearmy #biologicalweapons
Okunoshima, an island in the Seto Inland Sea known for being inhabited by around 500 to 600 wild rabbits, has a dark past as the home to a poison gas plant during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/seto-inland-sea-island-poison-gas-plant-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #okunoshima #hiroshima #imperialjapanesearmy
A researcher is calling for the remaining buildings of a military factory in operation during World War II in the city of Osaka to be preserved as a "negative legacy." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/osaka-arsenal-negative-legacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #osaka #imperialjapanesearmy
A 92-year-old man who was inspired as a boy by a WWII-era commando has come to question Japan's wartime actions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/history/giretsu-kuteitai-airborne-unit-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #kumamoto #okinawa #fukuoka #wwii #giretsukuteitai #imperialjapanesearmy #usmilitary