Japanese troops occupying Korea in the early 1900s. (Credit: Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images) During the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, outraged South Koreans demanded an apology from NBC after a commentator asserted that Korea’s transformation into a global powerhouse was due to the “cultural, technological and economic example” of Japan. For many South … [Read more...] about How Japan Took Control of Korea
WORLD WAR II
Japanese World War II Soldier Shoichi Yokoi Hid 27 Years In Forest To Avoid Being Captured By Americans
When Japanese sergeant Shoichi Yokoi returned to Japan after nearly three decades on the run, his primary emotion was regret. He said that his return was full of embarrassment. Yokoi, then 56, had spent the previous 27 years surviving in the jungles of Guam, where he had fled to avoid capture when American forces in August 1944 seized the island. As per journalist Robert … [Read more...] about Japanese World War II Soldier Shoichi Yokoi Hid 27 Years In Forest To Avoid Being Captured By Americans
Elderly Brings Bomb From WWII To Hokkaido Police Station In A Plastic Bag
In many areas of the globe, the echoes of the past wars remain long after the fighting has ended. 70 years since the conclusion of World War II, bombs still pop up from construction sites to the closet and even in cabinets. They're as dangerous today as they were back then. So, on the afternoon of November 18 the day, when a 70 or older walked into the Asahikawa Central … [Read more...] about Elderly Brings Bomb From WWII To Hokkaido Police Station In A Plastic Bag
Volcanic Activity In Japan Exposes The Sunken World War II Ships
Recently, undersea volcanic and tectonic activities around the Ogasawara Islands in Japan have raised the island of Iwo Jima. This has exposed some of the partially sunken World War II ships. Ghostly wrecks can be seen partially submerged on many occasions. They now lie on small volcanic islands' black sandy beaches. Aerial footage taken by the Japanese–All-Nippon News … [Read more...] about Volcanic Activity In Japan Exposes The Sunken World War II Ships
A Japanese Schindler:Chiune Sugihara helped 6000 Jews escape during World War II
In 1939, Chiune Sugihara went to Lithuania to open the first Japanese consulate. His job consisted of and gathering information and keep an eye out for to the German allies. Meantime, in Poland, Nazi tanks had started marching, causing terror among Jewish refugees so they fled to Lithuania. After the Soviet invaded Lithuania in June of 1940, hundreds of Jews went to the … [Read more...] about A Japanese Schindler:Chiune Sugihara helped 6000 Jews escape during World War II