August 17, 2020 at 12:06 JST
An Aug. 18, 1945, document by the former Ministry of Imperial Household orders government organizations to destroy classified records by Aug. 22 that year. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A collection of partly burned historical documents named "Ichigayadai Shiryo" (Ichigayadai historical materials) is currently exhibited at the Center for Military History of the Defense Ministry's National Institute for Defense Studies. [Read More]
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