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82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Japanese Consul General in Honolulu Yoshinori Kodama makes a speech at a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii held on Ford Island, an islet in the harbor, on Dec. 8, 2023.

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82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Japanese Consul General in Honolulu Yoshinori Kodama (R) offers flowers at a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii held on Ford Island, an islet in the harbor, on Dec. 8, 2023.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 71st anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 71st anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Survivors of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attend a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the attack, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2012.

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Ex-U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta

Ex-U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta

WASHINGTON, United States - Norman Mineta, a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Mineta said he saw for the first time his father, an immigrant to San Jose, California, from Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, cry following the attack.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, gives a speech at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans (standing) of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association receive applause at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Patrick Walsh (4th from R), commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, a veteran (5th from R) and other ceremony participants salute at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Commemorating Pearl Harbor

Commemorating Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. veterans and other people attend a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2010, to commemorate victims of Japan's 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo taken on Dec. 7, 1941 shows the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor under attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo taken on Dec. 7, 1941 shows U.S. battleships bursting into flames following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Nobusuke Kishi

Nobusuke Kishi

Born Nov. 13, 1896 in Yamaguchi Prefecture and deceased on Aug. 7, 1987. Kishi was a bureaucrat-turned politician who served as prime minister between 1957 and 1960. As a member of the cabinet of Hideki Tojo from 1941 to 1944, Kishi was in charge of Japan's economic mobilization in the war against the U.S. Though imprisoned by the occupation authorities as a class-A war criminal, he was released in 1948. As prime minister, Kishi signed the revised Japan-U.S. Security Treaty in 1960. Kishi had great influence in Japan's conservative political community until he died at the age of 90. His younger brother Eisaku Sato also served as prime minister. (Photo was taken on Dec. 23, 1964)

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Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tojo

Born on Dec. 30, 1884 and died on Dec. 23, 1948. Tojo was army general and served as prime minister from 1941 to 1944. In July 1940, Tojo was appointed to the post of army minister and pushed for the conclusion of the tripartite pact with Germany and Italy. Following his taking office as prime minister in October 1941, Japan made a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 (Dec. 8 Japan time). In July 1944, he was removed from office. Just before being arrested as a class A war criminal, he attempted to kill himself on Sept. 11, 1945. Tojo was indicted by the International Military Tribunal and was hanged on Dec. 23, 1948.

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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Yutaka Aoki, the consul general of Japan in Honolulu, speaks on Dec. 9, 2021 at a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, being held on Ford Island, an islet in the harbor.

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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

A memorial service commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is held on Ford Island, an islet in the harbor, on Dec. 9, 2021.

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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Yutaka Aoki (C), the consul general of Japan in Honolulu, offers flowers at a memorial service on Ford Island, an islet in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, on Dec. 9, 2021, commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the harbor.

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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks at a memorial ceremony at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2021, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base there.

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo taken on Dec. 7, 1941 shows the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor under attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. (Kyodo)

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FEATURE: Arizona survivor remembers, honors crew lost 75 years ago

FEATURE: Arizona survivor remembers, honors crew lost 75 years ago

Lauren F. Bruner, 96, a former crewmember of the battleship USS Arizona attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, attends a ceremony commemorating the victims of the attack on its 75th anniversary on Dec. 7, 2016, at a U.S. Navy facility in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Veterans, comfort women remember Japanese invasion of Philippines

Veterans, comfort women remember Japanese invasion of Philippines

World War II veteran Proculo Mojica, 92, a former member of the anti-Japanese Hunters ROTC guerrillas, speaks at a forum on Dec. 8, 2015, in the Manila suburb of Quezon City to mark the 74th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines following Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, marking the start of the greatest war in the Pacific. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Veterans, comfort women remember Japanese invasion of Philippines

Veterans, comfort women remember Japanese invasion of Philippines

Dee Kong Hi, 92, a Chinese resident of the Philippines dating from before World War II and who later joined the anti-Japanese Wha Chi guerrilla group during the war, speaks at a forum on Dec. 8, 2015, in the Manila suburb of Quezon City to mark the 74th anniversary of the start of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines following Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, marking the start of the greatest war in the Pacific. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo taken on Dec. 7, 1941 shows U.S. battleships bursting into flames following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. (Kyodo)

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans (standing) of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association receive applause at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Patrick Walsh (4th from R), commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, a veteran (5th from R) and other ceremony participants salute at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta

Ex-U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta

WASHINGTON, United States - Norman Mineta, a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Mineta said he saw for the first time his father, an immigrant to San Jose, California, from Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, cry following the attack. (Kyodo)

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, gives a speech at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Commemorating Pearl Harbor

Commemorating Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. veterans and other people attend a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2010, to commemorate victims of Japan's 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. (Kyodo)

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo taken on Dec. 7, 1941 shows the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor under attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. (Kyodo)

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo taken on Dec. 7, 1941 shows a U.S. battleship bursting into flames following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. (Kyodo)

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78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

A memorial service commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is held on Ford Island, an islet in the harbor, on Dec. 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

A memorial service commemorating the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is held on Ford Island, an islet in the harbor, on Dec. 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Tatsunobu Isoda (C), mayor of Japan's Nagaoka city, attends a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2018, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a native of Nagaoka, led Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor as commander-in-chief of its Combined Fleet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

U.S. military veterans attend a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2018, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

U.S. military veterans attend a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2018, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

U.S. military veterans attend a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 2018, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan remember Pearl Harbor victims on 76th anniversary

U.S., Japan remember Pearl Harbor victims on 76th anniversary

Former USS Arizona crew members Donald Stratton (L) and Lauren Bruner (R) attend a ceremony in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2017 to commemorate the victims of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on its 76th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan remember Pearl Harbor victims on 76th anniversary

U.S., Japan remember Pearl Harbor victims on 76th anniversary

Retired U.S. servicemen attend a ceremony in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2017 to commemorate the victims of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on its 76th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan remember Pearl Harbor victims on 76th anniversary

U.S., Japan remember Pearl Harbor victims on 76th anniversary

A ceremony is held in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2017 to commemorate the victims of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on its 76th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama to visit Pearl Harbor

Abe, Obama to visit Pearl Harbor

Photo taken Dec. 25, 2016, from a helicopter shows Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, where Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama will attend a joint remembrance ceremony at a memorial to the sunken battleship Arizona. Japan's attack on naval facilities and ships in the harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, prompted the United States to enter World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. President Obama in Hawaii

U.S. President Obama in Hawaii

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he passes along a street in Honolulu, Hawaii, by car on Dec. 24, 2016. Obama will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Hawaii on Dec. 27 to remember those killed in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Obama, Abe to stress "power of reconciliation" in Pearl Harbor remarks

Obama, Abe to stress "power of reconciliation" in Pearl Harbor remarks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2016. Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama are expected to highlight "the power of reconciliation" at a ceremony they will attend the following week in Hawaii to remember those killed in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, a White House official said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tojo

Born on Dec. 30, 1884 and died on Dec. 23, 1948. Tojo was army general and served as prime minister from 1941 to 1944. In July 1940, Tojo was appointed to the post of army minister and pushed for the conclusion of the tripartite pact with Germany and Italy. Following his taking office as prime minister in October 1941, Japan made a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 (Dec. 8 Japan time). In July 1944, he was removed from office. Just before being arrested as a class A war criminal, he attempted to kill himself on Sept. 11, 1945. Tojo was indicted by the International Military Tribunal and was hanged on Dec. 23, 1948. (Kyodo)

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Nobusuke Kishi

Nobusuke Kishi

Born Nov. 13, 1896 in Yamaguchi Prefecture and deceased on Aug. 7, 1987. Kishi was a bureaucrat-turned politician who served as prime minister between 1957 and 1960. As a member of the cabinet of Hideki Tojo from 1941 to 1944, Kishi was in charge of Japan's economic mobilization in the war against the U.S. Though imprisoned by the occupation authorities as a class-A war criminal, he was released in 1948. As prime minister, Kishi signed the revised Japan-U.S. Security Treaty in 1960. Kishi had great influence in Japan's conservative political community until he died at the age of 90. His younger brother Eisaku Sato also served as prime minister. (Photo was taken on Dec. 23, 1964)

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