A great-grandson of Tome Torihama, who was a beloved motherly figure to kamikaze suicide attack pilots in World War II, is dedicated to preserving the stories of the pilots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/beloved-figure-to-kamikaze-pilots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #kagoshima #chiran #imperialjapanesearmy
A former teacher who received guerilla warfare training during World War II has this to say at the ripe old age of 102: War must never repeated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/japan-wwii-soldier-secret-training-guerrilla-warfare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #imperialjapanesearmy
From hidden family records to national archives, a son uncovers a chilling wartime legacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/history/unit-1644-nanjing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #imperialjapanesearmy #biologicalweapons#unit731 #unit1644 #china
It has been 80 years, but Hideo Shimizu still remembers the 4½ months he spent with Unit 731, the biological and chemical warfare unit of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, like they were yesterday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/history/japan-wwii-unit-731/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #imperialjapanesearmy #biologicalweapons#unit731
A growing number of people are sharing how their fathers — former Imperial Japanese servicemen — underwent complete changes due to war, prompting the government to launch an initiative to document such realities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/society/former-japanese-soldiers-war-trauma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #mhlw #mentalhealth #imperialjapanesearmy
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