Shigure was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "The Frequent Rains of Fall and Winter" (Autumn Shower). During World War II, Shigure gained a reputation for being strangely lucky — or cursed. On three separate ...
Despite its name, the Japanese giant salamander is not the largest salamander in the world. That prize goes to the closely-related Chinese giant salamander, which can reach 1.8m in length and up to 50kg in weight. Critically endangered in China, the Chinese salamander was introduced into Japan...
Analysis of emotion on the Japanese warship name with the plant name : Mainly on a destroyer name of the Japanese empire navy I analyzed the emotion of Japanese warship name with the plant name in Japanese empire navy. And the study was mainly conducted on the name of the destroye... 朴...
Caption Japanese liaison party aboard destroyer USS Cummings as part of the occupation process at Higashi Harbor, Haha Jima, Bonin Islands, 14 Sep 1945. Photographer Arthur O. White Source Arthur White Family Collection via NavSource More on... Japan's Surrender Main article Photos Cummings ...
In the second wave, 18 Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers from the carrier targeted the battleships Maryland and Pennsylvania, the light cruiser Raleigh, the destroyer Shaw, and the fleet oiler Neosho while nine "Zeros" attacked various American airfields. One of the carrier's Zeros was shot down...
ww2dbaseNone of these skirmishes seriously dented the Americans' ability to wage war, but only twelve weeks into the war with Pearl Harbor still very fresh in everyone's mind, the coordinated naval activity all along the western coastline certainly gave Americans cause for concern. If it had ...
sinking the fleet oiler USS Mississinewa amidst pillars of thick black smoke that could be seen throughout the fleet. Eight months later on 24 July 1945, east of the Philippines, another Kaiten sunk the Buckley-class destroyer escort USS Underhill. These two incidents are the only confirmed su...
Akaname is a hideous creature that looks like a frog with a very long tongue. It has a single claw on each foot. He lurks in filthy bathrooms at night and licks the poop off the toilet and the floor. If you encounter him, he will use that same tongue to lick your face. Eeeeew....
a destroyer whose name had become legendary throughout the Imperial Navy. Morale surely rose when at noon 15 December, the veteran SHIGURE arrived at Kure from Sasebo to join the small task force. Survivor of several desperate battles, the SHIGURE had gained a reputation for indestructibility,...
Three angry faces; six arms (or one head and four arms); destroyer of foolish human desires; symbolizes strength. Tendai Buddhists replace Kongo Yasha with Ususama Myouou.Kongouyasha Myouou 金剛夜叉明王, Below text courtesy of JAANUSAlso written 金剛薬叉明王. "Kongouyasha" corresponds to ...