At 95, He’s the World’s Oldest Speedskater. He’s Gunning for 100.
Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a ...
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Former kamikaze pilot’s exploits can now be read in English
“Memoirs of a Kamikaze” is the ... Just prior to his eighth flight attempt, Odachi listened to the Aug. 15, 1945, broadcast by Emperor Hirohito announcing Japan’s surrender.
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Pentagon Flags WWII Plane That Nuked Japan as Woke
Japan, in World War II. Thinking individuals will be unsurprised to learn that the Enola Gay was not actually named after the sexual orientation. The plane was named after the mother of its pilot ...
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Aged liberators return to Manila to commemorate historic WWII battle’s 80th anniversary
He recalled a close call with a Japanese kamikaze plane, which struck a nearby vessel, the USS Zeilin, during a convoy in the Leyte Gulf on Jan. 13, 1945, according to an email sent Sunday by his ...
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Watch: WW2 era US bomb explodes at Japan airport, creates huge crater on taxiway
A World War II era bomb that lay buried unexploded beneath a Japanese airport blew up Wednesday (Oct 2), damaging the taxiway and causing flight cancellations. Land and Transport Ministry ...
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Japan’s Peach airline warned after pilot on S’pore-Kansai flight breached pre-shift alcohol ban
Japan’s low-cost carrier Peach Aviation received a warning from the Civil Aviation Bureau after the captain of a Jan 7 flight from Singapore to Kansai drank two cans of beer despite a pre-shift ...