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AIR RAIDS

A war survivor details vivid recollections of World War II in footage never before made public. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released parts of a collection of interviews with over 300 war survivors for public viewing this month.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2024
Witness accounts recall 1945 firebombing of Tokyo
The Tokyo government is screening a collection of interviews of survivors for the first time to serve as a reminder of the destruction of war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023
Victims remembered 78 years on from devastating U.S. air raid on Tokyo
Among the roughly 100 attendees at the memorial service in Suginami Ward were the surviving relatives of the victims, alongside Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and the Crown Prince and Princess.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2023
Elderly survivors fight to preserve memory of Tokyo firebombing in 'Paper City'
In his documentary, Australian filmmaker Adrian Francis explores the collective amnesia surrounding the wartime firebombings of Japan's capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Oct 4, 2022
Tokyo to digitize material related to March 1945 air raids
The government will create a digital database of videotaped testimonies from those who experienced the airstrikes and personal belongings of victims that have not been publicly shown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2021
When a WWII bombardier found his humanity
When we talked that day, I learned much about my friend's actions during the war — conduct that made me admire him even more than I did before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2020
Japan Times 1945: Tokyo hit by second major air raid
A bombing raid on Tokyo by U.S. aircraft during World War II disrupts distribution networks of Nippon Times.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020
Under cloud of virus, few mark 75th anniversary of Tokyo firebombing
In a memorial service with only 10 people in attendance, Tokyo on Tuesday marked the 75th anniversary of the firebombing of the city by U.S. forces during World War II that killed an estimated 100,000 people, making it one of the most deadly air attacks during the war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020
The March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo and the immorality of war
The U.S. attack on Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945, reinforces the reality that it usually is the civilians who suffer the most from the horrors of war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 4, 2020
Japan Times 1995: Powerful earthquake kills hundreds in Kansai
More than 1,600 people were confirmed killed and some 1,000 others listed as missing in the most catastrophic earthquake to hit the Kansai region in nearly 50 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2018
Tokyo firebombing recalled 73 years on
The 73rd anniversary of the 1945 Great Tokyo Air Raid is marked with a ceremony to honor the tens of thousands who perished when incendiary bombs set the capital ablaze.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Feb 27, 2017
Indiscriminate bombing and legal judgment
Indiscriminate or otherwise, aerial bombing remains the preferred choice of warfare for the United States, which dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016 alone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2015
Ex-librarians collect Tokyo air raid maps in effort to promote peace
Former librarian Gen Yamazaki fixes his eyes on a map he found in the stack room at the National Diet Library in Tokyo in 1981.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2015
Legacy of the Great Tokyo Air Raid
The Great Tokyo Air Raid, carried out 70 years ago by U.S. Army Air Force bombers, was a major wartime atrocity that testifies to the great sufferings the Pacific War brought to Japanese civilians.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 7, 2013
Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy that won't go away
Dec. 8 (Japan time) is the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the infamous attack launched by Imperial Japanese forces against the United States that continues to reverberate in the popular imagination.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Inbound tourism numbers hit record high, with Japan set to achieve 2025 goal
Tourists in Kyoto on Saturday. Japan saw a record 3.08 million foreign visitors in March.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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