This series is about the Japanese home front in and around Sasebo, Japan during World War II. It is not a condemnation or critique of actions taken by either side during the war but rather a look at the civilian…
The Japanese Home Front II: Shizue-san the Welder
This series is about the Japanese home front in and around Sasebo, Japan, during World War II. It is not a condemnation or critique of actions taken by either side during the war but rather a look at the civilian…
The Japanese Home Front I: Learning About the Sasebo Air Raid at the Sasebo Peace Museum (Air Raid Reference Room)
This series is about the Japanese home front in and around Sasebo, Japan, during World War II. It is not a condemnation or critique of actions taken by either side during the war but rather a look at the civilian…
David’s Top Five Tanks at the Bovington Tank Museum
Inspired by the recent Tank Museum Top 5 Tanks videos from the Mighty Jingles and Lindybeige, I’ve decided to pick my own favorite five tanks from that museum. The Tank Museum in Bovington, England, possess one the largest collections…
JMSDF Omura Air Show
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Omura Air Base held it’s annual air show May 21, 2017. The event featured aerial demonstrations by local air rescue and anti-submarine warfare squadrons as well as static displays and marching bands. JMSDF Omura’s aircraft are…
Walking a Mile in Another’s Boots: Reenacting World War II in Japan
Living in Japan participating in a World War II reenactment was one of the last things I’d expect to do, least of all participating in one with a group of dedicated Japanese portraying American Soldiers. But, next month that’s exactly…
Wedding Bells
We were hoping to get a story out this week, but we’re going to have to put it off until later this week because I am getting married and Dave is here as well. For now I’ll just leave you…
Consecrated in the Blood of Two Peoples: Mariveles, Corregidor and the Capas National Shrine (Part II)
Our next destination was supposed to be Corregidor, but we got side tracked in Mariveles on the way down. We were heading south to see about renting a banca, the traditional Filipino outrigger boat, which could take us out to…
Consecrated in the Blood of Two Peoples: Bataan (Part I)
Consecrated in the Blood of Two Peoples: Bataan War Memorials at Layac Junction and Mt. Samat (Part I) Today (Apr. 9, 2017) marks 75 years since the end of the Battle of Bataan. On Bataan, American and Filipino soldiers fought…
Cesar’s Story: Life Under Japanese Occupation
Cesar Salang has one piece of advice: never waste a grain of rice. As a child, Cesar lived through the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, a time when food scraps were often one’s only meal. When he remembers that time,…