Frozen in time: hospital room preserved since 1945 Tokyo firebombing
Time seems frozen in this severely charred hospital room in Tokyo, left much as it was eight decades ago after U.S. B-29 ...
Petition filed to revoke LeMay’s medal for role in Tokyo air raid
A group of activists is calling for the revocation of a Japanese government honor given to U.S. Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, ...
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N. Korea urges Japan to apologize to Korean victims of 1945 Tokyo bombing
North Korea on Monday urged Japan to investigate and apologize to Korean victims killed in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in ...
Atomic-bombed piano played for Great Tokyo Air Raid victims
A piano that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been played to remember the victims of the Great Tokyo Air Raid in ...
Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan by Richard Overy
Richard Overy’s chilling new book Rain of Ruin charts the lead-up to Japan’s surrender in the second World War and is ...
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The Forgotten Inferno: Echoes of Tokyo's Firebombing
Eighty years ago, the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo killed over 100,000 people in a single night, but unlike the atomic bombings, the Japanese government hasn't recognized the tragedy. Survivors, now ...
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March 9, ‘Operation Meetinghouse’ firebombing devastates Tokyo
Today is Sunday, March 9, the 68th day of 2025. There are 297 days left in the year. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m.
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'Eerie' sky, charred bodies: 80 years since Tokyo's World War II firestorm
Because of the atomic bombings and Japan's surrender a month later, the firebombing of Tokyo is often overlooked in history.