By HIROYUKI OTA/ Staff Writer
August 10, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Sakuo Mikami, who held such positions as the Self-Defense Fleet’s commander in chief at the Maritime Self-Defense Force following the end of World War II, is shown in his later years. (Provided by Sakuo Mikami’s bereaved family)
The behemoth battleship Yamato was dispatched on its suicidal mission to Okinawa in 1945 because of a naval officer's misunderstanding of a question posed by the emperor, according to a newly disclosed document. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
