The Odyssey Of Charles Jenkins – The American Who Defected To North Korea And Couldn’t Leave
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Jenkins spent 40 years as a North Korean prisoner, after defecting from the U.S. Army in 1965. […]
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Meet Tsutomu Yamaguchi, The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs
This post was originally published on this siteHear from Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the survivor (“hibakuisha”) who endured the Hiroshima blast only to flee home to Nagasaki, […]
Five Japanese Warships Sunk During Battle Of Leyte Gulf Discovered
This post was originally published on this siteThese warships from the Battle of Leyte Gulf were found in late November by a team led by […]
Three Revered Historical Civilizations That Embraced Pedophilia
This post was originally published on this siteThough the subject is highly taboo now, three of the most revered cultures of all time practiced pedophilia […]
Meet Hiroo Onoda, The Soldier Who Kept Fighting World War II For 29 Years After It Ended
This post was originally published on this siteFor 29 years after the conflict had ended, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda hid out in the jungles and […]
The History Of The Onna-Bugeisha — Japan’s Badass Female Samurai
This post was originally published on this siteAfter being wounded in battle, Nakano Takeko had her sister decapitate her and bury her head under a […]
28 Lovely Found Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Japanese Kids in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA bunch of scans of found slides from Vintage Japan-esque that capture everyday life of Japanese kids in the […]
The Faces of Domestic Human Trafficking: Hand-Colored Photos of Caged Prostitutes in Japan From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWelcome to the world of Japanese domestic human trafficking of young girls and women for the sole purpose […]
The Story Behind the Photo of 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Carries His Deceased Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThis heart rending photo was taken by Joe O’Donnell, who was sent by the U.S. military to document […]
Skulls, Ears, Noses, And Other Morbid “Trophies” Americans Took From Dead Japanese In WWII
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Pearl Harbor, Americans began to view the Japanese as inherently evil and less than human. Wikimedia CommonsClockwise […]
Inside Unit 731, World War II Japan’s Sickening Human Experiments Program
This post was originally published on this siteSix of the most disturbing “experiments” conducted by Unit 731, some of history’s worst war criminals to ever […]
25 Colorized Portrait Pictures of Tokyo Geishas From Between the 1900s and 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteGeisha are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses. Their skills include performing various arts such as […]
47 Incredible Colorized Photos That Show Everyday Life of Japan in the Late 19 Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1881, after working for many years with the European photographers Felice Beato and Baron Raimund von Stillfried […]
The True Story Of WWII Medic Desmond Doss Was Too Heroic Even For ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia CommonsDesmond Doss If you were to call him a hero, Desmond Doss would’ve likely corrected you. […]
24 Adorable Colorized Photos That Show Japanese Girls Playing Musical Instruments in the Late 19th and Early 20 Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a collection of colorized photos that shows Japanese girls playing musical instruments from the late 19th […]