The Liberal Democratic Party is coordinating to postpone the enactment of a bill to provide relief to civilians affected by air raids during World War II, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/politics/air-raid-relief-bill-put-off/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #wwii #ldp #tokyoairraids

https://www.alojapan.com/1252227/protesters-march-for-wwii-relief-for-civilians-and-others-who-were-overlooked/ Protesters march for WWII relief for civilians and others who were overlooked #Ginza #news #Okinawa #SovietUnion #Tokyo #TokyoAirRaids #TokyoNews #u.s. #WarDead #wwii #東京 #東京都 Protesters marched in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district Saturday, demanding a legislative measure to provide relief for those who suffered during World War II, including civilians killed in air raids. Bereaved family members and survivors of WWII walked the streets with pl…

Protesters marched in Ginza on Saturday, demanding relief for those who suffered during World War II, including civilians killed in air raids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/20/japan/politics/wwll-protesters-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #ginza #wwii #tokyoairraids #wardead #okinawa #sovietunion #us

Bereaved families and others held a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Thursday to read out the names of victims of U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital during World War II 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/history/tokyo-air-raid-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #tokyoairraids

A memorial service Crown Prince Akishino attended was held in Tokyo to mourn the estimated 100,000 victims of the U.S. military's air raid on the capital 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/tokyo-air-raid-mourning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #wwii #wardead #tokyoairraids #tokyo

Five months before the U.S. dropped atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nighttime Tokyo raid on March 9 and 10, 1945, was World War II's deadliest using conventional bombs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/tokyo-bombing-80-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #tokyoairraids #tokyo #ukraine #us

For the first time, interviews of survivors of the 1945 Tokyo firebombing are being shown as a reminder of the destruction of war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/08/japan/society/tokyo-fire-bombing-anniversary/ #japan #society #tokyo #wwii #us #usmilitary #tokyoairraids