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メリーバード @aogumi767.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

この度配備された新鋭艦によどがいた🥰 よろしくぅ😄 #青空写真部 #イマソラ #呉市 #海上自衛隊 #もがみ #によど

Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

#OTD May 24 1944 Rear Admiral Ijūin Matsuji 伊集院松治 was killed in action when his ship, the patrol boat Iki, was torpedoed by USS Raton 150 miles west of #Borneo. #Ijūin was CO of an escort flotilla carrying #IJA troops to #Singapore from #Manila, he was posthumously promoted to Vice-Admiral. 1/3

Rear Admiral 伊集院松治, Ijūin Matsuji before his death and posthumous Promotion

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Today’s bit is up and it’s disaster in the Philippines in 1942. Find out what happened when Japan blazed a trail across the Pacific… And left complete carnage in their wake, as well as igniting one hell of a grudge in General MacArthur achurchill.substack.com/p/article-th...

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ARTICLE: The Fall of the Philippines, 1942

By the middle of 1941, all across Southeast Asia, people were preparing for the possibility of war with Japan.

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Densho @denshoproject.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Katsugo “Kats” Miho was born #OTD in Kahului, Hawaiʻi in 1922. In this clip, he recalls being discharged from the Hawaii Territorial Guard solely because of his Japanese ancestry. Kats later enlisted in the 442nd RCT and participated in the liberation of Dachau.

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Today is #WarshipWednesday! #IJN Inazuma #電 was the last of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers built during the #inter-war period, and the last of four built at the #Fujinagata Shipyard in #Osaka. Laid down in March 1930, she was sunk on this day 14 May 1944 by #USSBonefish. 1/3

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Some really good databases on this list that I use frequently for my own research.

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#OTD May 13 1905 the second of 32 #Kamikaze-class destroyers #Hatsushimo #初霜 was launched at #Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. The ship served throughout the #FirstWorldWar. Reclassified as a minesweeper in 1924, she was decommissioned in 1928. A second ship of the name was built in 1931. #NavalHistory #IJN

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

#Maizuru Naval Arsenal was a key piece of #IJN infrastructure throughout its existence. A trip to see the historic sites in this city is never wasted. Totally recommend beating the crowds in #Kyoto City and heading to the coast to see for yourself!

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I had forgotten about Manju and Kanju. Thanks for reminding me. hush.web.fc2.com/name/m/Ma/ma... hush.web.fc2.com/name/k/Ka/ka...

Manju
不明 - Japanese magazine "Ships of the world - Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy", p22., パブリック・ドメイン, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6557872による

Kanju
不明 - Japanese magazine "Ships of the world - Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy", p22., パブリック・ドメイン, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6557872による

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacifichistoryguide.com · 04/05/2025

Ironbottom Sound is one of nearly 3,000 locations located on the #PacificHistoryGuide google maps! Check it out here: Pacific History Guide Official: maps.app.goo.gl/dQUHU5UjsYVA...

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

#IJN #Kirishima was sunk on the 15th November 1942 by USS Washington #BB56 at #Guadalcanal. She is one of the many wrecks in #IronbottomSound. Robert Ballard found her in 1992. #NavalHistory

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JR1SSP @jr1ssp.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

IJN Battlecruiser Kirishima Date: May 4, 1921 Location: Sasebo Arsenal Photo: Situation: Under dock maintenance static.ow.ly/photos/origi...

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JR1SSP @jr1ssp.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

IJN Light cruiser Mikuma Date: May 3, 1939 Location: Off the coast of Tosa Photo: Shizuo Fukui Situation: Navigating static.ow.ly/photos/origi...

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David Fedman @dfeds.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

The winning submission to the Japan Air Defense Association's 1938 "Air Defense Fire Prevention" Poster Contest The graphic design for top middle is, counter to the message, 🔥

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

If you can read Japanese, the “極秘明治３７．８年海戦史　Top Secret History of the Naval Battle of Meiji 37.8” is the best source of information from the Japanese side. JACAR（アジア歴史資料センター）Ref.C05110029600 防衛省防衛研究所＞海軍一般史料＞文庫千代田＞極秘明治３７．８年海戦史 www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C0...

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表紙「極秘明治３７８年海戦史総目次」

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacifichistoryguide.com · 30/04/2025

Headed to #Guam for deployment, port call or vacation? Check out #PacificHistoryGuide for some historical sites that are off the beaten path. There’s a lot to see outside Tumon! www.pacifichistoryguide.com/guam

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

#OTD April 29th 1924 #IJN #Sendai was commissioned at #Nagasaki. The first of 8 planned light cruisers, of which only 3 were built. None survived the #SecondWorldWar. She was sunk by surface guns at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay in November 1943. #NavalHistory

IJN Sendai in 1923 - colorized photo by Irotooko, Jr at combinedfleet.com

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JR1SSP @jr1ssp.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

IJN Battleship Haruna Date: April 30, 1946 Location: Etajima Koyō Beach Photo: Kure District Demobilization Bureau Situation:

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JR1SSP @jr1ssp.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

IJN Aircraft carrier Ryuho Date: April 30, 1946 Location: Former Kure Arsenal No. 3 Dock Photo: Kure District Demobilization Bureau Situation: Start dismantling

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Tony Boccia @tonyboccia.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#OTD April 28 1952, the Allied occupation of #Japan ended everywhere except #Okinawa, which was sundered from Japan and became an American territory. The complex history surrounding this ‘day of insult’ and the terror of occupation visited on the #Ryukyu people has not, and should not be, forgotten.

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Happy birthday to #Kurita Takeo, former Admiral in the #ImperialJapaneseNavy. Born #OTD April 28 1889 in #Ibaraki, Kurita graduated the 38th class of the Japanese Naval Academy and served throughout the First and Second World Wars. 1/7

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The stamp in the top right-hand corner reads. Chief Supervisor (crossed out with two lines) Chief Supervisor Top secret On the left side. Kawa (Kawasaki), Sen (submarine), Fune (ship) Top secret Original number

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1946 News @80yearsago.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

[April 27th, 1945] Image of Night Pattern of Anti-Aircraft Fire against Japanese Planes, Okinawa #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

U.S. Navy Submarines in the Second World War sank an #ImperialJapaneseNavy battleship, ten aircraft carriers and more than 200 other warships. Over 1200 merchant ships were sunk, and approximately 98,000 people killed. #TsushimaMaru is but one tragedy among many. #NavalHistory

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#Palau was home to the HQ of the Imperial Japan mandate for the South Seas at #Koror. Later the islands became forward operating bases for the #ImperialJapaneseNavy and Army.

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1946 News @80yearsago.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Thank you guys for 400 wonderful followers! If we could reach 500 followers before V-E Day, that would be great! All you have to do to make this happen is to inform your friends about this account and tell them to follow. Even donating helps too. (1/2)

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Happy Friday everyone! Let’s steam into the weekend in style. #IJN #Kongo

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Densho @denshoproject.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

As archivists, it is our job to preserve a full, un-redacted record of history. We don’t get to pick and choose which stories go into the archive based on whether or not it fits a certain narrative or might make some people uncomfortable. densho.org/catalyst/den...

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Densho’s Commitment to Rejecting Censorship and Preserving Truth in the Archives - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment

At Densho, we know what it means to have your history distorted or silenced. Our organization was founded to ensure that the stories of Japanese Americans, especially those forcibly removed...

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The #Marianas are home to a multitude of Japanese military monuments. Saipan was the first battle of the #SWW where Americans came face to face with Japanese civilians. 60,000 lived here in 1944. A trip to this island should be on every military historian’s bucket list. #IJN

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacifichistoryguide.com · 22/04/2025

Looking at the #PacificHistoryGuide google maps list, it seems like the locations I pinned myself only show the coordinates and not the label. I added the info to the location 'notes', this should fix the issue. I appreciate any feedback! Let me know if you've used it maps.app.goo.gl/8HbhSBXns1TL...

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#OTD April 21 1922 IJN #Nagara #長良 was commissioned at #Sasebo Naval Arsenal. The lead ship in a class of six light cruisers (none survived the #SWW), Nagara saw action in the Second Sino-Japanese War, shelling #Shanghai in 1937 and providing cover for #SNLF troops landing near Xiamen in 1938. 1/5

A colorized photo of IJN Nagara in 1936. Taken from CombinedFleet.com (NAGARA at Shanghai in 1936 - colorized photo by Irootoko Jr)

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

#Easter Sunday, 1942: April 5th that year. It’s the middle of the Indian Ocean raid (31 March-10 April). The #KidoButai striking force sank five ships, including the heavy cruisers #Dorsetshire and #Cornwall. Sixty #RAF aircraft were destroyed and some 500 allied personnel killed. #NavalHistory #IJN

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

#OTD April 19 1940, IJN #Urakaze #浦風 was launched at #Fujinagata shipyard, #Osaka. She escorted the #KidoButai at Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Guadalcanal. Urakaze was part of Kurita's Center Force at Leyte Gulf, then torpedoed and sunk by USS Sealion one month later in the Taiwan Strait. 1/2

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

A news website reported that an evacuation advisory had been issued for the city of Nagoya. I thought it was a local torrential downpour, but it was unexploded ordnance disposal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing...

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Bombing of Nagoya - Wikipedia

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PacificHistoryGuide.com @pacifichistoryguide.com · 19/04/2025

New blog post is up! Today we're taking a look at historic #Yokosuka, Japan! Thousands of #U.S.Navy and #JMSDF personnel call this city home, and you can fill every day of your tour here exploring the historic sites around the area. Check it out! www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/histori...

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Historic Yokosuka

Yokosuka 横須賀市is my favorite navy town. The city itself traces its roots back thousands of years, and was an important location from the earliest records of record Japanese history. Uraga, a subdivisio...

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Lots of great books on this website's reading list, and online resources as well, check it out. #PacificHistoryGuide

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This website has the wreck of #IJN #Musashi in the #SibuyanSea on its google maps list along with 2800 other locations of maritime museums and monuments, many of which have to do with the #ImperialJapaneseNavy. Worth your time to take a look!

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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Part of the replica of the IJN CV "Shinano" carrier hangar interior, made by the Yamato Museum. 5 meters seem to be big height, but in reality they were barely enough to store aircraft with wings folding up.

IJN CV Shinano - replica hangar interior at the Yamato Museum 2025.

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Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

#OTD April 14 1916, IJN Destroyer Amatsukaze #天津風 was commissioned at #Kure Naval Arsenal. She was the second of four Isokaze-class destroyers, built to keep up with the new battleships such as #Yamashiro and #Ise with 4000nm ranges and 34 knots top speed. 1/4

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JR1SSP @jr1ssp.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

IJN Battleship Mutsu Date: April 14, 1928 Location: Hong Kong Photo: US military Situation: Departure www.history.navy.mil/content/hist... www.history.navy.mil/content/hist...

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