Tokyo, WWII and Survivors

‘Eerie’ sky, charred bodies: WWII survivors recall 1945 Tokyo firebombing that killed 100,000 — so why is it overshadowed by Hiroshima?
On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned humans to ash and Tokyo into
Tokyo was filled with charred corpses after US firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
Tokyo — More than 100,000 people were killed in a single night 80 years ago Monday in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo, the Japanese capital. The attack, made with conventional bombs, destroyed downtown Tokyo and filled the streets with heaps of charred bodies.
Tokyo Firebombing: Survivors Recall WWII’s Deadliest Night, 80 Years On - TaiwanPlus News
Eighty years after the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo, survivors recall the Second World War's deadliest air raid using conventional weapons, which killed over 100,000 people in a single night. As global tensions rise,
Survivors recall horror of Tokyo firebombing 80 years on
On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned humans to ash and Tokyo into a wasteland. At least 80,000 people died, according to Japanese and US historians.
In Japan, last survivors of WWII firebombing by US make final push for justice
Victims of the US firebombing of Japan’s capital in March 1945 have never received any welfare support More than 100,000 people were killed in a single night 80 years ago on Monday in the US firebombing of the Japanese capital of Tokyo.
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 ...
Hiroshima celebrates 50 years of Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains
A ceremony has been held in western Japan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the full opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train line.
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'Eerie' sky, charred bodies: 80 years since Tokyo WWII firestorm
On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned ...
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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.
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Tokyo to invite stateless people born to Japanese in Philippines
TOKYO: The Japanese government plans to invite to Japan this summer stateless people born to Japanese nationals ...
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'Charred Bodies, Eerie Sky': Japanese Survivors Recall Deadly WWII Air Raid
"It was like the surface of the Moon". British historian Richard Overy, author of "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan", said that creating "an unstoppable conflagration" was ...
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Air India announces Tokyo airport switch, enhanced codeshare with All Nippon
Air India has announced that it will be scaling up its direct non-stop services between Delhi and Tokyo for the northern ...
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After decades missing, Buddha statue to return to Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha ... taking up residence in places such as Yamagata Prefecture and Tokyo. It was enshrined at the Daibutsuden hall of Sairenji temple, located on ...