Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo memorial hall on Thursday to mourn the victims of the U.S. military’s air raid on the Japanese capital during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/emperor-tokyo-air-raid-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #wwii #tokyoairraids #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #princessaiko #wardead

80 years after World War II, a program facilitating overseas memorial services for Japanese families will end due to the aging of participants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/japan-wwii-overseas-memorial-end/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #wardead #nipponizokukai

The controversial Yasukuni Shrine may draw headlines, but Tokyo’s diverse array of museums and memorials share countless perspectives on WWII’s causes and consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/08/travel/tokyo-ww2-museums-yasukuni-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #wwii #wardead #warcrimes #museums

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The number of hibakusha survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 80 years ago has fallen below 100,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hibakusha-number-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atomicbombings #us #wardead #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki

Ahead of the 80th anniversary next month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched an online memorial for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/online-memorial-nagasaki-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #ican #us #wwii #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #wardead #nagasaki #hiroshima

Drones, mines and rotting corpses: The difficult mission of bringing dead soldiers home in Ukraine

Kyiv and Moscow are set to carry out the largest exchange of fallen soldiers in the war: 6,000 combatants from each side.

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The diary of a teenager who died after the bombing of Hiroshima was donated to a local memorial museum, along with other items. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/15/japan/history/atomic-bombing-item-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #wardead

The remains of 368 Japanese people were newly laid to rest in a memorial service in Tokyo at a national cemetery for unidentified people who died abroad during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/26/japan/368-war-dead-national-cemetery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wardead

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

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a visit to Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, to pay tribute to those who died in fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/emperor-empress-visit-iwo-jima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #iwojima #wwii #wardead

The son of a Japanese soldier killed in the battle is continuing efforts to collect the remains of the war dead on the Pacific island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/japan/iwo-jima-war-dead-remains-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwojima #wwii #wardead

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

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial couple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/emperor-empress-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #mongolia #imperialfamily #wwii #sovietunion #wardead

Imperial couple considering visit to Iwo Jima https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/imperial-couple-iwoto-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #wardead #iwojima

Japan urgently needs to preserve its WWII memorials that were built by survivors. But with aging caretakers and costly repairs, maintaining these tributes is becoming increasingly challenging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/society/private-war-memorials/ #japan #society #wwii #localgovernment #wardead

With 2024 marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII suicide attack units, one group is using Instagram as a way for young people to learn about them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/11/japan/instagram-wwii-suicide-attack-units/ #japan #wwii #wardead #instagram

A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday for some 200,000 people who lost their lives in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost prefecture 79 years ago toward the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/japan/battle-of-okinawa-79-years/ #japan #okinawa #wwii #wardead

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Come November, barring some Pastafarian miracle or physiologic incident, we'll see how many American are ok standing alongside DJT while he pees on their family's #WarDead. Going on past form, some of those standing alongside pee-pee will be veterans themselves.

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