Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (4 Viewers)

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!

 

[fubar57]

Agreed

 

[Shinpachi]

Nationalist Party supporters in Taiwan.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff shinpachi!

 

[Shinpachi]

Happy Birthday to China with the ROC flag.
Situation seems not so simple as I imagined.

 

[Shinpachi]

The Taiwan Civil Government.
They claim that Taiwan's historical status should be regarded same as Okinawa in the post war Japan.
History goes on.

In the Yasukuni Shrine.

 

[Shinpachi]

A deleted history in Taiwan R.O.C.

Air raid on Taipei (May 31, 1945).
About 3,000 Taiwanese were killed and more were injured as Japanese.
As the government does not teach this at school, there are no monuments to commemorate.

This is Takao (高雄 = Kaohsiung) on the other day.

 

[fubar57]

Great shots in the last set

 

[Shinpachi]

Commemorating the May 31 in Taiwanese style.
Japanese may have left their dear old brothers and sisters there.

 

[Shinpachi]

Do you know the Raid on Taipei ?

Yes: 2
No: 38

Which country bombed ?

USA: 8
Japan: 13
North Korea: 4
Communist China: 14
N/A: 1

Reality of the day in Taipei

 

[Shinpachi]

Okinawa under occupation in 1945.
I think I have understood why Taiwanese love Okinawans above all.
They share the same feeling and sadness as minorities.

Camp

 

[vikingBerserker]

You have some of the most fascinating threads, thanks for sharing Spinpachi!

 

[fubar57]

Agreed

 

[Wurger]

Joining all.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots shinpachi!

 

[Shinpachi]

Japan's turning points to surrender.

Asahi Shinbun dated August 10, 1945.
1.
ソ聯對日宣戰を布告 Soviet Union declares war against Japan
2.
東西から國境を侵犯 Invades border from east and west
滿洲國内へ攻撃開始 Begins attack into Manchukuo
北滿北鮮へ分散空襲 Air raids on North Manchukuo and North Korea separately
3.
調停の基礎を失ひ Lost basis for arbitration (as Japan rejected Potsdam Declaration),
米英蒋の提案受諾 (Soviet Union) accepts suggestion by US, UK and ROC (to join the war)
ソ聯、宣戰理由を通達 Soviet Union notifys declaration reason

Asahi Shinbun dated August 8, 1945
廣島へ敵新型爆彈 Enemy new type bomb dropped on Hiroshima
B29少數機で來襲攻撃 A few B29s carry out attack
相當の被害、詳細は目下調査中 Considerable damage, details under investigation

Nishi-nippon (= West Japan) Shinbun dated August 10, 1945
長崎市に新型爆彈 New type bomb on Nagasaki City
被害は僅少の見込み Damage estimated small

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Nishi-nippon Shinbun follows on the page -

僞騙行動で不意打 Sudden attack by false action
新型爆彈に嚴戒を要す Need high alert against new type bomb

 

[fubar57]

".....damage estimate small....". End game