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The Great Kantō earthquake: a 1923 disaster that left Tokyo in ruins
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What happened to Hiroshima after it was bombed in 1945? How many people died?
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WW2 timeline: 20 important dates and milestones you need to know
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Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War?
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Pearl Harbor: 12 facts about the surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet
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A gathering storm: why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor in 1941?
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The age of noodles: Momofuku Ando and the rise of ramen in post-war Japan
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From Meiji to modernity: how Japan reinvented itself through the 20th century
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VJ Day: turning the tide in the east
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Hiroshima: the race to the atomic bomb
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How the 1964 Tokyo Olympics redefined Japan
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Who won the first Olympic medal? And what was the prize before that?
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