Center for Japanese Pacific War Studies
A program collecting historical materials on Japanese involvement in the Bamban-Clark area during WWII, shedding light on Special Attack forces and Kembu Shudan narratives.
A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the Special Attack forces and Kembu Shudan. Such materials will shed light and add historical information on WWII history.
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THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF WWII
Dr. Rico Jose, foremost historian in WWII History with other friends and acquaintances during the event. Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of WWII in the PhilippinesWAR AND MEMORY: 80 YEARS AFTERTHE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF WWIILyceum University of…
EXPLORING THE JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS – バンバンヒルズ（フィリピン）にある日本の大東亜戦争トンネルを探索。
Photo taken during field recon on Japanese WWII Tunnels in Bamban Hills. Bamban Historical Society photo. The town is an historical place in military history, in the wars of our ancestors and elders, from the Philippine-American War 189-1902 to…
OPERATION FIREFLIES: JAPANESE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE (MHLW) RESULTS OF DNA TESTS CONCLUDING THE REMAINS OF WAR DEAD RECOVERED IN BAMBAN HILLS IN 2018 AS THOSE OF JAPANESE. 日本政府機関がバンバン丘陵で日本兵のものとして戦死者の骨を発見。
Site operation on the OPERATION FIREFLIES near the slope of Fujiyama, Bamban Hills. Bone fragments can be seen at the center of the image, circa 2015. OPERATION FIREFLIES: THE SEARCH & RECOVERY OF REMAINS OF THE JAPANESE WAR DEAD IN…
THE 21st DIVISION (PHILIPPINE ARMY) DEFENSE AT TARLAC, TARLAC: DECEMBER 30, 1941 (1941 年 12 月のタルラック市での戦闘)
Soldiers from the 22nd Regiment, 21st Division, Philippine Army in training at Camp James Ord, San Miguel, Tarlac, Tarlac, before the outbreak of WWII. THE 21st DIVISION (PHILIPPINE ARMY) DEFENSE AT TARLAC, TARLAC: DECEMBER 30, 1941(1941 年 12 月のタルラック市での戦闘) 82…
THE AMERICAN AERIAL BOMBINGS OF JAPANESE-HELD CLARK FIELD: DECEMBER 24, 1944 (1944年12月24日、アメリカの飛行機が日本軍のクラーク飛行場を爆撃した。)
INVESTIGATING HISTORYTHE AMERICAN AERIAL BOMBINGS OF JAPANESE-HELD CLARK FIELD: DECEMBER 24, 1944(1944年12月24日、アメリカの飛行機が日本軍のクラーク飛行場を爆撃した。)In this Holiday Season, we are enjoying the cold evening of Christmas and the upcoming New Year. Going back in time, during WWII, in one of the many aerial…
DESCENDANTS OF JAPANESE SPECIAL ATTACK PILOTS VISIT BAMBAN MUSEUM (日本の特攻隊パイロットの家族がバンバン大東亜戦争博物館を訪問しました。)
Japanese descendants of navy pilots, some became Kamikaze pilots and graduate of Yokaren Naval Aviator Preparatory Course Trainee program in WWII. As a descendant of WWII veterans, I take pride in the legacy of heroism of my uncles and grandfathers…
