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This is a fascinating article on the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship (later hybrid carrier-battleship) Ise courtesy of...

I've recently finished this manga, one of the better I've read, that follows the events of the last days of the Second World War,...

Some ships live forever. Here is a breakwater in Kitakyushu, Japan that was partially made by the wreck of IJN Yanagi. Apparently part...

About an hour drive south from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture is Suo-Oshima Island. There are several places...

Last month I had the pleasure of facilitating a tour of Second World War sites on Guam, given on behalf of Yokosuka Council on...

This is the war dogs memorial on Naval Base Guam, or Big Navy as we call it. If you live on Guam and haven’t been to see it, take the...

Seems crazy how time flies, but last month we took a family trip to Saipan to ring in the new year and take the edge off our upcoming...

This small in-ground monument is dedicated to the Imperial Japanese Navy's 5th Hospital Corps, at the South Pacific Memorial Peace Park...

South Pacific Memorial Peace Park - Yigo Village, Guam The South Pacific Memorial Peace Park in Yigo, Guam was established in June 1970...