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The Emperor doesn't go to Yasukuni Shrine where over a thousand Japanese military war criminals are enshrined.
But #ShinjiroKoizumi visits that shrine.
#RichardMarles, Australia's defence minister, will meet with Koizumi this week.
Some captive Australians were tortured or worked to death by Japanese military war criminals.
And about 25 million others died.Our government holds $$$$ in higher regard.
#AusPol #Japan #WarCrimes #YasukuniShrine #WarDead #WearyDunlop
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At Yasukuni Shrine, Japan's politicians followed the script. The shrine did not. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/17/japan/politics/yasukuni-shrine-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #wwii #history #yasukuni #shinto #wardead #cosplay
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With the war a distant memory for many, Kazuhiko Takahashi decided to attend the ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the war, with a pledge to pursue peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/16/japan/oldest-war-bereaved-relative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #us #philippines #wardead
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Yasukuni Shrine has clarified that its new policy banning military-style clothing on its grounds does not apply to active-duty members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/12/japan/society/yasukuni-cosplay-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yakusunishrine #wwii #shinto #wardead #cosplay
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With the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II approaching, Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine has introduced new rules banning visitors from wearing military uniforms and costumes on its grounds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/society/yasukuni-introduces-new-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yakusunishrine #wwii #shinto #wardead
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A search for the remains of former Japanese troops and others who died in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines during the Pacific War started on the coast of southern Taiwan on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/21/japan/bashi-channel-remains-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #bashichannel #surveys #wardead
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A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa to mourn some 200,000 people who died in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost Japan prefecture 81 years ago in the late stage of the Pacific War, part of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/23/japan/history/okinawa-memorial-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #okinawa #wwii #dennytamaki #wardead #sanaetakaichi
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The welfare ministry held a ceremony on Monday to add the remains of 193 Japanese war dead to a national cemetery for unidentified Japanese individuals who died abroad during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/25/japan/japan-national-cemetery-war-dead-addition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chidorigafuchinationalcemetery #wardead #wwii #sanaetakaichi
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The visit by economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during the Shinto shrine's spring festival was the first such visit by a member of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/politics/kiuchi-visits-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yasukunishrine #minorukiuchi #wardead #wwii
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to a shrine seen by Japan's neighbors as glorifying its wartime past, in a move that stops short of a visit but may still anger China and other neighboring nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/politics/takaichi-ritual-offering-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yasukunishrine #sanaetakaichi #wwii #china #southkorea #wardead #shinzoabe
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Nippon Izokukai, a Japanese association for war-bereaved families, is ending its 30 years of memorial services due to aging participants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/15/japan/war-bereaved-families-overseas-memorial-tours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #myanmar #nipponizokukai #wardead #southeastasia
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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
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80 years after World War II, a program facilitating overseas memorial services for Japanese families will end due to the aging of participants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/japan-wwii-overseas-memorial-end/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #wardead #nipponizokukai
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The controversial Yasukuni Shrine may draw headlines, but Tokyo’s diverse array of museums and memorials share countless perspectives on WWII’s causes and consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/08/travel/tokyo-ww2-museums-yasukuni-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #wwii #wardead #warcrimes #museums
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The number of hibakusha survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 80 years ago has fallen below 100,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hibakusha-number-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atomicbombings #us #wardead #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki
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Ahead of the 80th anniversary next month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched an online memorial for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/online-memorial-nagasaki-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #ican #us #wwii #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #wardead #nagasaki #hiroshima
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Drones, mines and rotting corpses: The difficult mission of bringing dead soldiers home in Ukraine
Kyiv and Moscow are set to carry out the largest exchange of fallen soldiers in the war: 6,000 combatants from each side.
#Ukraine #WarInUkraine #WarDead #WarCasualties #Soldiers #Military #Repatriation
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The diary of a teenager who died after the bombing of Hiroshima was donated to a local memorial museum, along with other items. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/15/japan/history/atomic-bombing-item-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #wardead
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The remains of 368 Japanese people were newly laid to rest in a memorial service in Tokyo at a national cemetery for unidentified people who died abroad during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/26/japan/368-war-dead-national-cemetery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wardead
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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
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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a visit to Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, to pay tribute to those who died in fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/emperor-empress-visit-iwo-jima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #iwojima #wwii #wardead
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The son of a Japanese soldier killed in the battle is continuing efforts to collect the remains of the war dead on the Pacific island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/japan/iwo-jima-war-dead-remains-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwojima #wwii #wardead
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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
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Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial couple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/emperor-empress-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #mongolia #imperialfamily #wwii #sovietunion #wardead
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Imperial couple considering visit to Iwo Jima https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/imperial-couple-iwoto-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #wardead #iwojima
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Japan urgently needs to preserve its WWII memorials that were built by survivors. But with aging caretakers and costly repairs, maintaining these tributes is becoming increasingly challenging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/society/private-war-memorials/ #japan #society #wwii #localgovernment #wardead
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With 2024 marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII suicide attack units, one group is using Instagram as a way for young people to learn about them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/11/japan/instagram-wwii-suicide-attack-units/ #japan #wwii #wardead #instagram
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A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday for some 200,000 people who lost their lives in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost prefecture 79 years ago toward the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/japan/battle-of-okinawa-79-years/ #japan #okinawa #wwii #wardead
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Come November, barring some Pastafarian miracle or physiologic incident, we'll see how many American are ok standing alongside DJT while he pees on their family's #WarDead. Going on past form, some of those standing alongside pee-pee will be veterans themselves.
