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Japanese Friendship Bell: Shelter Island, San Diego, California Greetings PHG readers, today we're visiting the Japanese Friendship Bell here on Shelter Island in San Diego. This 6 foot tall, 4,600 pound bell was gifted to the city from the citizens of Yokohama in...

On today’s blog; we’re in my backyard taking a look at this beautiful friendship bell, a symbol of the ties between #SanDiego and #Yokohama

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What is Fred Korematsu Day? - Korematsu Institute FRED KOREMATSU DAYFred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution honors the legacy of civil rights hero Fred T. Korematsu and his fight for racial equity, social justice, and human rights ...

Fred Korematsu was vindicated and lives forever for those who defend our civil liberties Today and every day, remember him and one of the darkest moments in American history: the unlawful imprisonment and disenfranchisement of Japanese-Americans in the US.

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Apologies for the late notice, but there will be no Saturday blog post this week. We'd love for you to spend the time meeting your neighbors and celebrating what makes America so special - our diverse cultural heritage. Happy discovering!

Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan - Google Arts & Culture Vivid in Japanese art and imagination, yōkai include ghosts, demons, monsters, shapeshifters and other eerie creatures.

I helped work on the yokai exhibition for the Museum of International Folk Art, which they have now put online for everyone to enjoy!

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Dalton Pass Memorial, Philippines Greetings PHG fans, I hope the new year is treating you all well. This week, I was checking out the World War II in the Philippines Facebook group and read about the Dalton Pass Memorial. Although I'v...

On this week’s #PacificHistoryGuide blog; the Dalton Pass Memorial in Luzon, #Philippines. A sobering reminder of the brutal fighting that occurred as the Japanese attempted to bleed the Allies dry at the end of the #SWW

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If you want to hit Kyoto but not do the tourist traps, Maizuru is amazing!

A photo of the Spanish Landing monument in San Diego

Spanish Landing monument - San Diego, CA

YouTube video by All Things Japan JS Kirishima (DDG-174) #japan #yokosuka #jmsdf #jsdf #jskirishima #kirishima #ddg174 #destroyer #174

JS Kirishima (DDG-174) #japan #yokosuka #jmsdf #jsdf #jskirishima #kiris... youtube.com/shorts/VGDKv... via @YouTube

It's rare that it hasn't been reposted.

Agreed. We must keep teaching it.

You too mate 🫡

On this day: Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy Greetings PHG fans, today we mark a solemn occasion that seems prescient against the backdrop of this week's headlines. On this day 17 January 1893, the Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown. A group of 13...

On today’s blog post: the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, which occurred #OTD 17 January 1893. #PacificHistoryGuide #Hawai’i

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Many interactions this weekend made me realize how misinformed most Americans are about Shinto.

I think I'm going to put together a new convention panel called "You Dont Know Shinto."

Damn good stuff here.

USS Midway (CV-41) - San Diego, California Greetings PHG fans! Over the holiday break, my family and I had a chance to visit the historic USS Midway, a cold-war era aircraft carrier that is now a museum ship here in San Diego. Named for the ba...

On today's #PacificHistoryGuide blog: the #USSMidway museum in #SanDiego! A fantastic place to get your naval aviation journey started, or learn more about cold-war era operations and aircraft!

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Calling all Korea hands: help us expand the page! Throughout my career, Korea has been a frequent stop for 7th fleet ships from Jeju Island to Pyeongtaek, and squadrons throughout the Western Pacific frequent the U.S. Air Force base at Osan, near Seo...

On today’s blog: we’re looking for help with our #Korea page! #PacificHistoryGuide

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Reading Mizuki's diaries from this time paint a different picture than what he portrays in Showa.

The real Mizuki was much more thoughtful, more introspective. He wrote upon being drafted "I sometimes think being alive at this time is the only thing worse than death."

So begins the Shigeru Mizuki Thread! I read through all of Showa before the end of the year but didn’t have time to write up my thoughts… and have been dragging my heels on reading Hitler for obvious reasons lol… 🧵

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 'The "Resolution" in a Gale' (c.1678). This is the second HMS Resolution, launched in 1667 and wrecked in 1703. Royal Museums Greenwich, National Maritime Museum: BHC3582.

A photograph from before the First World War of HMS Resolution, a Royal Sovereign class battleship launched in 1892 and in service until 1914. Imperial War Museum: Q 39973.

A photograph of HMS Resolution, a Revenge class battleship in service from 1915 to 1944. Imperial War Museum: Q 75595.

Ballistic missile submarine HMS Resolution leaving Gareloch in 1977. Resolution was launched in 1966 and was in service until 1994. Imperial War Museum: MH 29722. © Crown copyright.

I have some great Resolutions for the New Year:

Greetings #PHG fans! One of our resolutions in 2026 is to add more complexity to our #Korea and #Philippines pages. If you have some knowledge of local history there, please let me know and we'll get you credited with adding some more context to the #PacificHistoryGuide. Happy New Year, everyone!

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Highly recommend checking out the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social monthly newsletter!

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And lots downloadable from NDL in English too, such as:

1943 Nippon Today & Tomorrow dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1112291/...
or the massive 1943 edition of "Glimpses of East Asia" (東亜大観) dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1028324/... by the N.Y.K. shipping company

No shortage of Japanese wartime (propaganda) periodicals available in English for students to explore as (challenging) primary sources:

Tokyo Gazette 1937-42
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Contemporary Japan 1941-5
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Year in Review: 2025 Greetings PHG fans! As we wind down 2025 and head toward the new year, I think it's worth it to take a moment and recap the last year for Pacific History Guide, and where we hope to go in 2026. I came...

Greetings #PHG fans! I hope you all had a great holiday season with your families. Today we’re recapping a whirlwind inaugural year for #PacificHistoryGuide. Thank you for all the support and I look forward to joining you in a happy and prosperous 2026!

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Incredible news, the wreck of the Tsushima Maru has been surveyed. This is the first time the site has been visited since the it was discovered in 1997, 53 years after its sinking by USS Bowfin. 1,484 people, including 780 schoolchildren, were killed. #NavalHistory

There will not be a weekly blog post tomorrow, Saturday the 20th of December. Merry Christmas everyone, and please enjoy the time with your families and loved ones! #PacificHistoryGuide

Guide to the Guide: Resources Page Greetings PHG fans, today I come to you with another guide to the guide; the resources page. This is different than the reading list, which contains only books. The resources page captures public libr...

On the #PacificHistoryGuide blog this week we have another guide to the guide; the resources page of the website is ready and waiting to help you get started on your next project! Thumbnail is Bill Gordon's website, focused on #kamikaze.

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Very surreal feeling down here in Tokyo. The most slight feeling of shaking I've maybe yet experienced from an earthquake, yet prolonged enough that it was clear something was going on. Hope things are ok up north.

On this day: Attack on Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941 On this day, December 7th 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy and its Air Service attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Using dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighters launched from ...

A short piece on today’s events, 84 years ago. #OTD December 1941, Japan dared to attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet at #PearlHarbor. What came next was purely American.

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