Likely WWII-era 'fake A-bomb' fragments found on west Japan mountain February 24, 2024 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version Koki Nishioka shows one of the metal fragments found on Mount Maya that are believed to be from a World War II-era "pumpkin bomb," in Kobe's Nada Ward on Feb. 15, 2024. (Mainichi/Yoshi Sekiya) KOBE -- Two weeks before atomic bombs devastated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing weeks of the Pacific War, over 400 people lost their lives in 49 "fake A-bomb" attacks by the U.S. military across Japan. Three of these bombing locations were unknown, but fragments found here may point to the Rokko mountains in west Japan's Hyogo Prefecture as one of the sites. Koki Nishioka, a 26-year-old student at Kobe University's Graduate School of Law and resident of Osaka's Suminoe Ward, retrieved eight metal fragments on Mount Maya in Kobe last December. The pieces are believed to likely be from "pumpkin bombs," conventional weapons made to resemble atomic bombs. A materials analysis to verify their origin will continue through this summer. The bombs measured 1.52 meters in diameter, 3.25 meters in length
スーパーコピー and weighed 4.5 metric tons -- exactly the same as the plutonium-based Fat Man atomic warhead that struck Nagasaki. The U.S. manufactured and dropped these in practice for the world's first and only wartime atomic bombings. The bombs' nickname derived from their shape, color and other characteristics. Koki Nishioka displays a point on a map believed to be where a "pumpkin bomb" was dropped, during a presentation in Kobe's Nada Ward on Feb. 15
ブランドコピー財布 2024. (Mainichi/Yoshi Sekiya) Of the four pumpkin bombs dropped in Kobe on July 24, 1945, two impacted Hyogo Ward, with one each in the vicinities of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Kobe shipyard and Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., and another near the Takatori factory of the forerunner to West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) in Suma Ward. The other targeted Kobe Steel Ltd. (Kobelco) in the city's Chuo Ward, but its drop site was unknown until now. Nishioka first learned about the pumpkin bombs as a first-year university student when on a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, he saw a map of where they were dropped across Japan. Hearing that one of the three yet-unknown impact sites was in Kobe piqued his interest. Afterwards, based on U.S. military materials that labeled Kobe Steel as "target No. 1," he repeatedly visited places including the Japan Map Center's offices in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, to view aerial photographs taken at the time by the U.S. military. He noticed a spot on Mount Maya where the ridge was unnaturally broken and the mountainside appeared to be gouged white. "This could be where it hit
新作ブランドコピー " Nishioka thought. With the help of researchers and others including a Mount Maya mountaineering association and groups dedicated to documenting the horrors of the war and air raids, Nishioka visited the site -- which lacked even a trail -- at the end of 2023. Using a metal detector and other tools
ブランド激安市場 he scoured the area around the map's white spot, digging around a large tree's base and other points. Eight objects were unearthed, including metal fragments with traces of screw threads. Nishioka and others intend to form a study group for the fake A-bombs. Following the materials analysis, the Mount Maya fragments will be compared with those discovered elsewhere to verify if they are indeed from a pumpkin bomb. Mountaineering club member Norio Kuroki, 72, said expectantly, "The moment I saw the aerial photo
コピー時計 I thought it could be true, but after entering the area, I became more convinced." "If Kobe was the stage for an atomic bombing rehearsal, then the tragic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki must be viewed as an issue much closer to home. We'd like to share information that'll serve as an opportunity to support peace," Nishioka commented. (Japanese original by Yoshi Sekiya, Kobe Bureau) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles 2,500 'unknown' photos documenting Kobe's recovery from 1995 quake donated to university Students unearth metal fragments at site of WWII B-29 crash in southwest Japan A-bomb Survivors