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After three crewmen were swallowed up by the Pacific at the end of World War II, a modern-day rescue effort went to find them ...
He stormed beaches with a broadsword, played bagpipes under fire, and took out enemies with a longbow. “Mad Jack” wasn’t just ...
Starting toward the end of the 19th century, Japanese immigration steadily picked up, so that by 1910 the U.S. Census records a similar number for both communities – just over 70,000. Likewise, a ...
The leaked photo captures Hrithik Roshan in “beast mode,” wielding a traditional Japanese katana in a meticulously choreographed sword fight set against the serene backdrop of a Japanese ...
DEPUTIES WENT THERE JUST AFTER 3 A.M. SATURDAY AND FOUND ALONZO STABBING HIS FATHER WITH THIS SWORD, ACCORDING TO A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. DEPUTIES ISSUED VERBAL COMMANDS FOR ...
Once a symbol of rebellion and girlhood, the cartoon cat has become a cultural ambassador—part of Japan’s global soft power strategy to rebrand its image after World War II. To much of the ...
"Bobby Moore explores strange, shocking, and fascinating real-world stories, from viral news moments to unbelievable human experiences and curious facts." Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
The conflict is built into the story, it's easy to identify the hero ... to the days of World War II when the Army Air Forces were firebombing Japanese cities. "The Fog of War: 11 Lessons from ...
Takamatsu Gushiken has spent years voluntarily locating bodies, and fragments of bodies, of World War II victims in Japan’s Okinawa's jungle. Over 80 years since a major battle, Gushiken shared ...
Way of the Sword, will feature Miyamoto Musashi as one of its protagonists. It just so happens that there’s a legendary Japanese actor, Toshiro Mifune, who was quite adept at playing the iconic ...
In a Japanophiles interview, he tells us about being drawn to the world of Japanese swords and sword making. It is possible to forge a Japanese sword from steel with just one hammer. Swordsmith ...
Among them was a Japanese sword he’d found on an Okinawa beach in the final days of World War II. It was six months after I first asked Benny if he’d be interested in finding the sword’s owner.