Tag: wwii

I have a minor obsession with films released in the year of my birth, 1968. The other day, I was ...

It's been a very busy June for me. Not only am I rushing to get everything ready for the upcoming ...

COVID-19 has taken so many things from us, it's difficult to count them all. In addition to the tragic number ...

Today marks a historical event: the 75th anniversary of the Battleship Yamato sinking, when she was attacked by Allied aircraft ...

Researchers have discovered a piece of WWII history, the wreck of Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Kaga, a famous carrier that ...

What's the one thing you've always wanted as a fan? A really perfect figure rendition of your favorite character, with ...

We're entering a special time in WWII-related history, when the 70th anniversary of many iconic wartime events will be arriving ...

I took a trip down to Tokyo yesterday to have a meeting with NitroPlus, the innovative company behind Steins;Gate and ...

One thing about being an American is visiting our national shrines in Washington D.C., which include dignified memorials to the ...

I like living in Japan a lot, but one aspect of my adopted country I'm not a fan of is ...

Today is February 29th, which is possible because 2012 is a Leap Year. In Japanese, Leap Year is urudoshi, but ...

One of the more amazing stories of World War II is that of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the man who survived not ...

Over the weekend I had the sad job of paying a final visit to my wife's uncle Kumakichi, who's in ...

Tomorrow is the 65th anniversary of the sinking of the Yamato, the most famous Japanese battleship of World War II. ...

The name of Japan in its own language is nihon or nippon, alternate readings of kanji characters that mean "origin ...