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A US bomb from World War II explodes at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway
TOKYO (AP) — An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said.
Did Japan’s WWII warship Yamato sail kamikaze mission over misinterpreted emperor question?
The Japanese battleship Yamato was underprepared when it embarked on a kamikaze mission against US forces invading Okinawa and sank near the end of World War II due to a naval officer misinterpreting a question by the emperor, according to new evidence that has emerged nearly 80 years ago after the battle.
Hong Kong converts defense museum to focus on anti-Japan resistance
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's government on Tuesday inaugurated a revamped colonial-era coastal defense museum with a sharper focus on wartime anti-Japanese resistance, coinciding with the annual commemoration of Imperial Japan's defeat 79 years ago.
India unveils monument to dead from brutal World War II battle
KOHIMA, India/BANGKOK -- Eighty years ago in northeastern India, the Imperial Japanese Army fought what is widely seen as one of the most reckless campaigns of World War II. This week, officials gathered in a ceremony to mark the completion of a memorial to those who died in the offensive's bloody Battle of Kohima.
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