A village that sent hundreds of men to one of imperial Japan’s most notorious wartime units is being demolished to make way for a runway at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Unit 731 carried out lethal experiments on captives, many of them Chinese, to develop biological weapons during the second world war. Around 300 of its roughly 3,000 personnel came from Kamo, a neighbourhood in Shibayama town, Chiba prefecture, east of the capital. Its founder and commander, Lieutenant General Shiro...
Dark past of Japan’s Unit 731 buried under airport expansion
The home village of the biological warfare unit’s commander is being flattened to build a new runway at Tokyo’s Narita Airport
Demolition began in August, about 5km (three miles) from the southern perimeter fence of Narita’s main runway. Ishii’s family home is among the buildings that have already been flattened.
In a recent development, the Bombay High Court, under Justice Madhav Jamdar, accepted an unconditional apology from a litigant involved in court misconduct. This arose during a contempt case related to an eviction issued against the Thukral family, who had unlawfully returned to the property in question. Following a court directive, they are now required to compensate Tata Memorial Hospital with Rs 1 lakh as part of the resolution.
Los Sixers superaron a los Knicks 98-93 en un duelo reñido de la Copa NBA, con LeBron James liderando en los momentos decisivos del juego. Maxey brilló con 27 puntos, mientras James rozó el triple-doble. Brunson y Towns destacaron por los Knicks en una noche vibrante en Filadelfia.
Department Director Alexey Klimov stressed that Russian citizens would be promptly informed as the relevant agreements enter into force
El Canalla venció 2-1 a Sarmiento y superó por dos puntos al Xeneize y a Argentinos en la pelea por el título de campeón anual. Gimnasia se afianzó entre los ocho mejores, Racing volvió al triunfo y Aldosivi descendió. Cómo están las dos zonas del Clausura y la lucha por las copas.
Poland’s president joins protest amid constitutional crisis at top court Poland’s president has cut short a trip to Senegal, joining protesters facing off with police outside the country’s Constitutional Court. The stand-off follows moves by the government to remove the court’s president and vice-president, sparking accusations of a coup in the court.
La preparación que recomienda antes de sentarse en una cafetería o restaurante con un perro. Cómo puede mejorar la experiencia de las mascotas en estos lugares.