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Nationalist politics in Japan sometimes exacerbated these tensions, such as denial of the Nanjing Massacre and other war crimes, [291] revisionist history textbooks, and visits by some Japanese politicians to Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates Japanese soldiers who died in wars from 1868 to 1954, but also has included convicted war criminals ...
Kyoto Animation arson attack: 36 people were killed in one of the deadliest massacres in post-World War II history of Japan. 21 July: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the House of Councillors election at the third time. 2 August: Japan announces the removal of South Korea from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on 28 ...
Japan has a population of nearly 124 million as of 2024, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight ...
One of the shortest-lived states in history, it was independent for only seven hours (07:00 to 14:00 on 19 September 1967). Socotra: A Yemeni island that is geographically part of Africa, and is known as "the most alien-looking place on Earth" due to its strange flora. This includes the "dragon blood tree" and a tree which produces cucumbers.
A weird phenomenon in Russian history for all the fake kings that they once had. One, in reality, did become a ruler. Glass delusion: Believing oneself to be made of glass was quite in vogue among Renaissance-era European nobility. Gilles de Rais: Friend of Joan of Arc, and convicted serial killer. The Great Cheese Riot
Japan history-related lists (6 C, 35 P) A. Archaeology of Japan (5 C, 32 P) C. Japanese colonial empire (9 C, 14 P) E. Historical events in Japan (51 C) H.
Manjudō, the strange boat drifted ashore on fief of Lord Ogasawara. Utsuro-bune (虚舟, hollow boat), also Utsuro-fune and Urobune, was an unknown object that allegedly washed ashore in 1803 in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan. Utsuro means "hollow" and -bune (from fune) means "boat".
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