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WWII Japan

1.2m viewsUnbelievably Inhumane Japanese Torture Methods Used During World War IIMany nations committed many terrible acts during WWII. However, Japanese transgressions in that period stand out as especially hor...

2.5m viewsHorrific Japanese Crimes In WWII That History ForgotThe atrocities committed by the Japanese military during WWII are so brutal that it is almost impossible to comprehend them. In so...

323.1k viewsThe Horrifying And Lethal Experiments Of Unit 731In World War II, Japan created a top-secret project named Unit 731. Officially called the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purificati...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

429.3k views11 Haunting Photos Of Shadows Permanently Burned Into The Ground By The Hiroshima Nuclear BlastThe shadows at Hiroshima are a haunting reminder of the brutality of the bombing that occurred on August 6, 1945. A US B-29 bomber...

188.7k viewsWhat Happened Immediately After the Bombs Were Dropped on JapanAt the end of WWII, Japan was in nearly total devastation, and the civilians who remained loyal to their country and emperor were ...

105.1k viewsWhat Modern Americans Should Know About Japanese Internment In WWIIIt seems impossible that the United States government would round up citizens and send them off to internment camps but that's exa...

World War II Japan

149.5k viewsJapan's War Prison For Female American Nurses Abroad Was Shockingly BrutalOver the course of WWII, there were countless tales of tragedy, heroism, and triumph: The Invasion of Normandy. The Battle Of Midw...

417.6k viewsThe Aftermath Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Was Far Worse Than Anyone Thought PossibleAmericans, and most people in the contemporary Western world, receive a version of history that is, without a doubt, Americanized....

638 votersThe Best Movies About World War II Japan Movies about World War II Japan fascinate audiences, and with good reason. This period in history is marked by drama and bloods...

162.5k viewsThe Unbelievable Life Of Hiroo Onoda, The Man Who Fought WWII For 30 Extra YearsWho was Hiroo Onoda? Onoda was a Japanese soldier who refused to surrender long after the capitulation of Japan in WWII. For 29 ex...

233.9k views11 Fascinating Details About The Lives Of Kamikaze PilotsThe Japanese word kamikaze translates to "divine wind." It refers to the storms that saved Japan from the invading Mongol fleets u...

258.3k viewsHow Pearl Harbor Is Taught In Japanese SchoolsHave you ever wondered how the Pearl Harbor attacks are taught in Japan? What do Japanese students really learn about Pearl Harbor...

125.5k views13 Stories Of What Happened Immediately After The US Dropped Atomic Bombs On JapanWorld War II was one of the most brutal and deadly wars in world history. One of the biggest events of the war was the dropping of...

67.7k viewsJapan's Horrifying Use Of Sikh Prisoners As Human Target Practice During WWIIIn August 1945, Allied forces prepared to launch Operation Zipper, a massive operation intended to liberate Singapore and Malaysia...

149.1k views16 Bleak And Desperate Realities For Japan At The End Of World War IIThe collapse of an empire is never pretty, and the experience of Japan at the end of WWII was no exception. This list illustrates ...

44.4k viewsThe Untold Side of China During World War II Is More Horrifying Than You Can Even ImagineNothing is known of the baby in the untitled photograph, often called "Bloody Saturday," which depicts a child crying in the ruin...

196.4k views15 Weird, Unexpected Realities of Life in Japan Right After WWIIThe end of World War 2 marked a massive transition in the culture, government, and society of Japan. Life in post-war Japan was di...

46k views33 Eye-Opening Historical Photos Of Japan After World War IILife in postwar Japan, a period that officially lasted from 1945 to 1952, was tumultuous to say the least, as the country rocketed...

152k viewsThe Full-Resolution Photo of The Nagasaki Mushroom Cloud Is BreathtakingThe US nuclear attack on the Japanese city of Nagasaki in 1945 was devastating, resulting from America's decision to persist in at...

276.1k viewsThe Life Of A "Comfort Woman" — A Sex Slave To The Japanese MilitaryAs the Japanese Imperial military set out to dominate Asia in the years preceding WWII, it sought to provide the best possible con...