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Photo shows 400-year-old bonsai tree that survived U.S. bombing of Hiroshima?
A photograph that has spread on Reddit and Facebook for years allegedly showed a bonsai tree that survived the United States' ...
What everyone gets wrong about the deadliest shark attack in history
The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.
Book Review: ‘The Hiroshima Men’ is a reminder of the horrific human costs of atomic attack
Author and historian Iain MacGregor profiles a diverse range of players in his latest book about the first atomic bomb used in warfare.
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The Mongoose Problem: How 30 Snake Killers Sparked an Ecological Crisis in Japan
Oshima: venomous Habu snakes were biting hundreds of people each year. To solve the problem, officials introduced 30 mongooses, natural predators resistant to snake venom. It seemed like the perfect ...
Photos Reveal Sunken Warship Discovered Half a Mile Deep After 83 Years
"I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," a Japanese researcher who confirmed the vessel told Newsweek in an ...
Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges
BEIJING (AP) — A Japanese business person was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage ...
‘Utterly foolish’: 12 hours before World War II ended, the US firebombed this Japanese city
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...
Japanese WWII destroyer torpedoed by U.S. boats discovered on Pacific seafloor — still armed with munitions
The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon ...