Manchukuo Visas, Part 2

Recently we carried an article on Manchukuo visas by Neil Kaplan, reproduced with his kind permission from his website Our Passports. As a follow-up, we bring a number of examples … Continue Reading →

Manchukuo Visas

This article by Neil Kaplan about visas from Manchukuo was first published on his website Our Passports. It is reproduced here with his kind permission.  September 18th 1931 was a crucial date in the … Continue Reading →

From Germany to Yasukuni

It comes as a bit of surprise: A tablet with a link to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, set up in front of the German Naval Memorial in the Baltic town of … Continue Reading →

China at the Australian War Memorial

  The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is one of the world’s main museums documenting mankind’s most destructive activity. Naturally, the War in the Asia Pacific takes up a large … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 5

This is the fifth in a series of articles introducing Chinese veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War, some of whom are now about 100 years old. The fact that a broader … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of articles introducing Chinese veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War, some of whom are now about 100 years old. The fact that a broader … Continue Reading →

Japan’s Impregnable Fortress

The marine’s main base was the Special Naval Landing Force’s headquarters, a building taking up two house blocks and capable of housing thousands of troops at a time. It is … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles introducing Chinese veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War, some of whom are now about 100 years old. The fact that a … Continue Reading →

A Window To the Past

Reenacting major military conflicts of the past is a fast-growing activity around the world, and while the majority of reenactors stick to traditional topics such as the American Civil War … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 2

This is the second in a series of articles introducing Chinese veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War, some of whom are now about 100 years old. The fact that a broader public can now … Continue Reading →