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Years of work by a late historian in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has shed light on lesser-known impacts of World War II on Japanese civilians, such as the psychological effects of air raids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/14/japan/history/world-war-ii-81st-anniversary-utsunomiya-bombing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #utsunomiya #atomicbombings #us #tokyoairraids

A Japanese group remains resolved to seek state relief for civilians who sustained injuries and other damage from U.S. air raids during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/28/japan/japan-wwii-air-raid-damage-relief-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #tokyoairraids #ldp #sanaetakaichi #katsueihirasawa #setagaya

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo memorial hall on Thursday to mourn the victims of the U.S. military’s air raid on the Japanese capital during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/emperor-tokyo-air-raid-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #wwii #tokyoairraids #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #princessaiko #wardead

https://www.alojapan.com/1357697/never-again-says-woman-orphaned-by-tokyo-air-raid-during-world-war-ii/ Never again, says woman orphaned by Tokyo air raid during World War II #Tokyo #TokyoAirRaids #TokyoTopics #U.S.JapanRelations #wwii #東京 #東京都 Orphaned by a massive U.S. air raid on Tokyo in the late stages of World War II 80 years ago, Yoriko Suzuki had her life turned upside down. “Many people had their lives ruined by a single war,” she said before her death at the age of 87 in June. “War must never ever happen

Orphaned by a massive air raid during World War II, Yoriko Suzuki had to endure living on the streets before she finally found refuge. It took her decades before she finally opened up to tell her story. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/japan/history/tokyo-air-raid-orphan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #tokyoairraids #tokyo

https://www.alojapan.com/1352996/from-ashes-to-high-rises-a-survivors-account-of-tokyos-postwar-past/ From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past #Tokyo #TokyoAirRaids #TokyoTopics #wwii #東京 #東京都 With veined and creased hands, frail yet steady, Tetsuzo Shiraishi leans across the table to offer a copy of an illustration he created specifically for this interview. It depicts a towering tree, its branches adorned with handwritten notes recounting personal and societal events from his 87-year life. Episodes from his you

At 7 years old, Tetsuzo Shiraishi escaped a Tokyo firestorm that killed 100,000 people. Eight decades later, his life tells the story of a city reborn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/history/wwii-tokyo-reconstruction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #tokyo #wwii #tokyoairraids

Civilians who survived the U.S. air raids on Japan in the closing stages of World War II are still fighting to receive compensation from the government 80 years on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/history/end-of-war-anniversary-civilian-relief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #tokyoairraids #tokyo #us #usmilitary #katsueihirasawa #shigeruishiba

The Liberal Democratic Party is coordinating to postpone the enactment of a bill to provide relief to civilians affected by air raids during World War II, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/politics/air-raid-relief-bill-put-off/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #wwii #ldp #tokyoairraids

Protesters marched in Ginza on Saturday, demanding relief for those who suffered during World War II, including civilians killed in air raids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/20/japan/politics/wwll-protesters-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #ginza #wwii #tokyoairraids #wardead #okinawa #sovietunion #us

Bereaved families and others held a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on Thursday to read out the names of victims of U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital during World War II 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/history/tokyo-air-raid-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #tokyoairraids

A memorial service Crown Prince Akishino attended was held in Tokyo to mourn the estimated 100,000 victims of the U.S. military's air raid on the capital 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/tokyo-air-raid-mourning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #wwii #wardead #tokyoairraids #tokyo

Five months before the U.S. dropped atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nighttime Tokyo raid on March 9 and 10, 1945, was World War II's deadliest using conventional bombs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/tokyo-bombing-80-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #tokyoairraids #tokyo #ukraine #us

For the first time, interviews of survivors of the 1945 Tokyo firebombing are being shown as a reminder of the destruction of war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/08/japan/society/tokyo-fire-bombing-anniversary/ #japan #society #tokyo #wwii #us #usmilitary #tokyoairraids