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Was Hiroo Onoda A Hero Soldier Or A Serial Killer?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher5/2/20235/4/2023

Onoda became famous for refusing surrender for three decades after World War II. A new documentary examines his murderous crimes against Filipino civilians.

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Made in Japan, but with an engine by Harley-Davidson

by Larry Porges4/21/20234/12/2023

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Korea’s Game of Thrones: How Three Kingdoms Fought a Constant War for Ultimate Power

by M.G. Haynes4/18/20234/18/2023

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This Japanese Fire Arrow Was a Deadly Game Changer for Pirates and Samurai Alike

by Jon Guttman4/3/20234/3/2023

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During WWII the Japanese Created A Law To Commit War Crimes

by John A. Haymond3/22/20233/22/2023

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Was Tokyo Rose a Victim or Villain?

by Paul Wiseman3/22/20233/22/2023

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Vilified in Their Own Country, These Japanese-Americans Demonstrated True Patriotism

by Dave Kindy3/8/20233/8/2023

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Curtis Lemay’s Brutal Bombing Campaign Laid Waste to Tokyo — And That Was Just the Start

by James M. Scott12/15/20223/9/2023

And Then There Were Three: One of the Last Living Navajo Code Talkers Dies at Age 98

by Kirstin Fawcett8/2/20228/2/2022

Did the Soviets Treat Japanese POWs as Badly as German Ones?

by World War II8/2/20228/2/2022