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A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the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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OCTOBER 25: A DAY FOR WORLD PEACE – 10月25日：世界平和の日
October 25, 2026 at 7.25 a.m., at the former Mabalacat East Airfield in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. OCTOBER 25: A DAY FOR WORLD PEACE – 10月25日：世界平和の日On this former grassy air strip of about 1,500 meter length, at about 7.25 a.m., Lt….
RELICS OF WWII AND THE BATTLE OF BAMBAN HILLS 1945: 20-mm and 25-mm Projectiles (Inert). バンバン山にある大東亜戦争の遺物
Recovering relics of 20-mm and 25-mm rusty projectiles on the floor of the former WWII battlefields of the Asahiyama, Bamban Hills.Rhonie Dela Cruz Photo Bamban WWII Battlefield Archeology RELICS OF WWII AND THE BATTLE OF BAMBAN HILLS 1945: 20-mm and…
TRANSLATED JAPANESE MAP: SKETCH OF PUNITIVE OPERATION BY WESTERN SECTOR UNIT, AUGUST 1942 (PROBABLE) – NUEVA ECIJA AND TARLAC
Investigating History: Archival Papers From National Archives and Records Administration NARATRANSLATED JAPANESE MAP: SKETCH OF PUNITIVE OPERATION BY WESTERN SECTOR UNIT, AUGUST 1942 (PROBABLE) – NUEVA ECIJA AND TARLAC This is a translated Japanese WWII Map of Operations showing the…
September 21, 1944: US NAVY TASK FORCE 38 FIRST STRIKE ON CLARK AIR CENTER
Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldivers attacking Clark Field on September 21, 1944, based on this painting. The attack shows the hangars of the old Clark Field and Runway No. 1, with the Bamban Hills – Zambales Mountains to the west.Source: Air Campaign…
The Lost Japanese Hoshino Butai Tunnels of Iwayama Mountain, Bamban. バンバン、イワヤマ山の失われた日本軍・星野部隊のトンネル
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-fCeSluWD4 Investigating History:PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS – BAMBAN HILLSThe Lost Japanese Hoshino Butai Tunnels of Iwayama Mountain, Bamban.バンバン、イワヤマ山の失われた日本軍・星野部隊のトンネルMore than 80 years since the end of WWII, the only remaining remnants and reminder of the ferocious fights in Bamban Hills can…
THE SAN MANUEL AIRFIELD ダイトア・センソウのサン・マヌエル飛行場 Revisiting A Former WWII Japanese Airfield In Tarlac City
https://youtu.be/w6jCpCJld1Q THE SAN MANUEL AIRFIELD ダイトア・センソウのサン・マヌエル飛行場Revisiting A Former WWII Japanese Airfield In Tarlac CityDescription:During WWII, the province of Tarlac became an important Imperial Japanese Army base due to its strategic location, a major transport and logistics hub and the gateway…