Japan

  • Serial killers are not just a western phenomenon. There are and there have been serial killer all over the globe. However the story of  Seisaku Nakamura is an even more disturbing one, the reason being is that he killed his first victims when he was aged 14. Seisaku Nakamura (1924 – 1943) is also known as Hamamatsu…

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  • There were several events that happened on September 18 during World War II. Between 1939 and 1945, six extraordinary events occurred on the same date, 18 September. I am not sure if it is a coincidence or intentional. Or maybe I just happened to spot it; either way, it is a bit eerie, and most…

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  • The SS Tjisalak Massacre

    The SS Tjisalak was a 5,787-ton Dutch freighter with passenger accommodation built in 1917 for the Java-China-Japan Line and used by the Allies during World War II to transport supplies across the Indian Ocean between Australia and Ceylon. On 26 March 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-8 while traveling un-escorted.…

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  • The Bangka Island massacre

    One of the worst sorts of evil one can commit is to do harm or kill those who look after the infirm and injured. People who clearly care and have a kind spirit. Alas this happened during WWII and still happens nowadays and not only in war torn countries. The Bangka Island massacre was one…

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  • Today marks the 71st anniversary of VJ Day , the Victory over Japan. Even though Japan only formally signed the surrender on 2 September 1945, aboard the US Missouri. Rather then writing a lengthy text this blog will contain mainly pictures. One side note on the 1st picture below. This is the memorial of the…

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  • On January 12, 1948, two police officers from the Waseda precinct in Tokyo accidentally came upon the remains of five infants. While that shocking find was clearly suspect, it was affirmed by an autopsy that showed the infants’ deaths were not natural. An investigation led to the arrest of one Miyuki Ishikawa, two conspirators, and…

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  • Forgotten may not be the best description for this man, since he has been remembered in fact earlier this year a movie ,with the title”Persona Non Grata” about him was released in the cinema. But a lot of people on the globe,including me; have never heard of this man. I was tempted to call him…

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