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MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: AFTER SURIBACHI
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MS US Marines, scouts, stationed on top of Mount Suribachi, looking out w/ binoculars / XWS Uneven landscape w/ debris. WS Destroyed equipment & vehicles along shore of beach / VS United States Naval...
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MOT 1945: IWO JIMA: UNITED STATES MOBILIZING
VS Sign post, 'Staging Area A,' US Marines (3rd, 4th, 5th Divisions) marching, boarding landing crafts & transport ships, various vehicles loading onto craft, M4 Sherman tanks, trucks, soldiers.
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MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL PUSH
US Marines base on Iwo Jima beach w/ scattered equipment & vehicles / VS US Soldiers by tents getting cleaned, rinsing feet, spreading shaving cream, washing hair in basin.
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MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MARINES ADVANCE ON MOUNT SURIBACHI
VS US Marines carrying injured on stretcher across sand hills on beach of Iwo Jima, soldiers in defensive positions on beach, radioman on large walkie talkie radio w/ mortar team firing in BG / VS US Marines mortar team firing mortars...
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MOT: 1938: Europeans leaving China in wake of Japanese invasion
Docked passenger ship, Europeans waiting at the pier to board ship / Russian Orthodox church ceremony.
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NASA | Making Science Fun For Kids Through Comics
To get young students reading about science, NASA is trying something different. Instead of a press release or a scientific paper, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission has launched a Japanese manga-style comic book. GPM, a...
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Life in Japan - How to get rid of door to door salespeople
In this week's video, Yuka-sensei will teach you a super useful phrase in Japanese!
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JLPT N5 Grammar: なくてもいい (How to say "I don't need to~" in Japanese)
In this video, Yuka-sensei will introduce you to the grammar point なくてもいい (nakute mo ii) JLPT Level N5 Grammar Point. なくてもいい (nakute mo ii) meaning: don't need to; don't have to
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JLPT N5 Grammar: なきゃ〜／〜ないと／〜なくちゃ (How to say "I have to do something" in Japanese casual form)
In this video, Nami-sensei will show you how to use the shortened forms: なきゃ、ないと、なくちゃ (nakya/naito/nakucha) JLPT Level N5 Grammar Point. なきゃ／ないと／なくちゃ meaning: must do; need to; have to do
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JLPT N5 Grammar - あとで (How to say "After [action 1], I will do [action 2]" in Japanese)
In this video, Ichikawa-sensei will introduce you to the grammar point あとで (ato de) JLPT Level N5 Grammar Point. あとで (ato de) meaning: after~; later
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JLPT N4 Grammar: 〜といいですね (How to say "I hope..." in Japanese)
In this video, Nami-sensei will introduce you to the grammar point 〜といいですね (~to ii desu ne) JLPT Level N4 Grammar Point. 〜といいですね (~to ii desu ne) meaning: it would be nice if; should; I hope~
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JLPT N4 Grammar - にくいです (How to express that something is difficult to do)
In this video, Ichikawa-sensei will introduce you to the grammar point にくいです (nikui desu) JLPT Level N4 Grammar Point. にくいです (nikui desu) meaning: difficult to do.
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JLPT N3 Grammar - わけではない／わけじゃない (How to say "it's not necessarily the case that~" in Japanese)
In this video, Yuka-sensei will introduce you to the grammar point わけではない／わけじゃない (wake dewanai/wake janai) JLPT Level N3 Grammar Point. わけではない／わけじゃない (wake dewanai/wake janai) meaning: it doesn’t mean that~; it is not necessarily the...
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JLPT N3 Grammar - といっても (How to say "although I say..." in Japanese)
In this video, Kanbara-sensei will introduce you the usage of といっても (to ittemo), JLPT Level N3 Grammar Point. といっても (to ittemo) meaning: although I say; although one might say
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Yasuke: the Forgotten African Samurai
There is a Japanese proverb which says “For a Samurai to be brave, he must have a bit of black blood.” Yasuke first appears in history in 1579 as an attendant of the Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano coming to Japan to visit the...
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10 Mythical Creatures With Scientific Origins
Everyone knows about Vampires, Dragons and Zombies, but how did those creatures actually come about? It turns out there's more to it than just imagination. Here's 10 Mythical Creatures with Scientific Origins.
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1943: JAPANESE WAR PRODUCTION: VS Japanese factor workers lowering mechanical part onto machinery, male using crank, workers lowering propellers onto aircraft engine, testing landing gear, incomplete bomber aircraft in hangar, factory. WWII
MOT 1943: JAPANESE WAR PRODUCTION: VS Japanese factor workers lowering mechanical part onto machinery, male using crank, workers lowering propellers onto aircraft engine, testing landing gear, incomplete bomber aircraft in hangar,...
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Sentry mountains
MOT 1942: INDIA MUNITIONS FACTORY: Men operating levers. Room filled w/ completed rifles, men boxing up rifles. Male worker inspecting artillery shell casing.
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1945: UNITED STATES THIRD FLEET: VS U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet battleships at sea, Pacific Ocean. INT VS Fleet Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey, Jr. (aka 'Bill' 1882-1959) talking w/ officers in intelligence room. World War II, WWII, Pacific Front
MOT 1945: UNITED STATES THIRD FLEET: VS U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet battleships at sea, Pacific Ocean. INT VS Fleet Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey, Jr. (aka 'Bill' 1882-1959) talking w/ officers in intelligence room. World War II, WWII, Pacific...
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1936: FEBRUARY INCIDENT REPRISAL: Lantern (no light) hanging outside. Tori gate. EXT Building. Japanese soldiers praying. Japanese male w/ tanto (short sword) from sheath. Idol standing by wall. Japanese male face on table. Seppuku, Hara-kiri.
MOT 1936: FEBRUARY INCIDENT REPRISAL: Lantern (no light) hanging outside. Tori gate. EXT Building. Japanese soldiers praying. Japanese male w/ tanto (short sword) from sheath. Idol standing by wall. Japanese male face on table. Seppuku,...
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1934: CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY: MS Stationary locomotive (3692) w/ male in window, possibly engineer, VS Couple walking up aisle, sitting across from each other in dining car stirring drinks. Note: Poor contrast.
MOT 1934: CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY: MS Stationary locomotive (3692) w/ male in window, possibly engineer, VS Couple walking up aisle, sitting across from each other in dining car stirring drinks. Note: Poor contrast.
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1941: BERLIN, GERMANY: * WS Convoy of vehicles driving down wide road during Nazi rally. MCU 'Milhemftr' street sign. VS Yosuke Matsuoka exiting vehicle w/ other officials, including Joachim von Ribbentrop, entering building. Axis, WWII
MOT 1941: BERLIN, GERMANY: * WS Convoy of vehicles driving down wide road during Nazi rally. MCU 'Milhemftr' street sign. VS Yosuke Matsuoka exiting vehicle w/ other officials, including Joachim von Ribbentrop, entering building. Axis, WWII
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Shanghai 2nd Sino War
MOT 1939: SHANGHAI: SECOND SINO WAR: MS Chinese men digging rubble. HA WS Refugees walking on street. LA MS English flag on burning building. MS Japanese soldier putting up sign. HA WS Shanghai harbor river boats. MS Double-decker bus on...
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Two TBD-1s landing
MOT 1942: PACIFIC THEATER: AIR CRAFT CARRIER: US Allied airplane Douglas TBD-1 'Devastator' torpedo bomber landing on deck. MS Group of pilots standing watching. Another TBD-1 landing tail hook catching steel cable. WWII.