Tony Boccia
@tonyboccia.bsky.social
Husband and Father. Active duty U.S. Navy Sailor of 23 years. Historian focused on Imperial Japan and her Navy. Creator of PacificHistoryGuide.com Based in San Diego. Let’s Go Mets!
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When the forces of postwar economic growth keep unearthing painful reminders of the wartime past: three episodes from Tokyo
1) June 1967: construction crews expanding the Tozai line discover the remains of 4 adults and 2 children entombed in an air raid shelter in Koto ward.
1) June 1967: construction crews expanding the Tozai line discover the remains of 4 adults and 2 children entombed in an air raid shelter in Koto ward.
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
When the forces of postwar economic growth keep unearthing painful reminders of the wartime past: three episodes from Tokyo
1) June 1967: construction crews expanding the Tozai line discover the remains of 4 adults and 2 children entombed in an air raid shelter in Koto ward.
1) June 1967: construction crews expanding the Tozai line discover the remains of 4 adults and 2 children entombed in an air raid shelter in Koto ward.
If you’re in the San Diego area and want to attend, feel free!
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If you’re in the San Diego area and want to attend, feel free!
It’s on our shelf! Get a copy you won’t regret it!
If you know someone who is super into DANDADAN or DEMON SLAYER or KPOP DEMON HUNTERS or GODZILLA, why not get them a book for Christmas that will explain and deepen their understanding of something they already love?
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JAPANESE YOKAI
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JAPANESE YOKAI
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December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It’s on our shelf! Get a copy you won’t regret it!
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December 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I don’t live in Victoria and may never see the inside of this library but petitions and causes like this are a no-brainer. Sign and send!
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The State Library of Victoria is facing massive cuts to its expert librarian workforce - the people who make the library such a great and popular resource for researchers, schoolkids, students and the general public. You can sign this petition against cuts to this analogue treasure.
The State Library of Victoria is facing massive cuts to its expert librarian workforce - the people who make the library such a great and popular resource for researchers, schoolkids, students and the general public. You can sign this petition against cuts to this analogue treasure.
Sign the Petition
Save the State Library of Victoria!
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December 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I don’t live in Victoria and may never see the inside of this library but petitions and causes like this are a no-brainer. Sign and send!
#OTD Nov. 30 1908 the Root-Takahira Agreement was signed, one of many preventative steps to avoiding war between the U.S and Japan. Both agreed to maintain the status quo in the Pacific in addition to Japan honoring the open door in China and America acknowledging Japanese mastery in Manchuria.
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#OTD Nov. 30 1908 the Root-Takahira Agreement was signed, one of many preventative steps to avoiding war between the U.S and Japan. Both agreed to maintain the status quo in the Pacific in addition to Japan honoring the open door in China and America acknowledging Japanese mastery in Manchuria.
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At a loose end tomorrow? @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social book club is back for winter. From 8pm UK you can quiz myself and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social all about Ring of Fire! Email gwgfreetalks@gmail.com for zoom logins
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
At a loose end tomorrow? @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social book club is back for winter. From 8pm UK you can quiz myself and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social all about Ring of Fire! Email gwgfreetalks@gmail.com for zoom logins
These nighttime walks are pretty fun.
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
These nighttime walks are pretty fun.
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Raising kids in Japan means you get a lot of Momotaro; he’s impossible to avoid. Since the states can’t have anything nice, of course a statue of him was stolen from Okayama’s sister city, San Jose. Good news is, you can go to Japan and see the OG.
On the #PacificHistoryGuide blog: the popular Japanese legend of #Momotaro. A statue of him was recently stolen in San Jose, CA so it feels like the right time to talk about this. Momotaro is everywhere in Japan, from children’s books to war propaganda.
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/momotar...
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/momotar...
Momotaro, the Peach Boy of Japan
Greetings PHG fans! One of the things I enjoyed about living in Japan was the abundance of local culture. From the shrines and religious festivals to monuments to legends and folktales, Japan has no s...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Raising kids in Japan means you get a lot of Momotaro; he’s impossible to avoid. Since the states can’t have anything nice, of course a statue of him was stolen from Okayama’s sister city, San Jose. Good news is, you can go to Japan and see the OG.
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The government has said that the remains of five Ainu people will be returned from the Natural History Museum in Britain to Japan.
Five sets of Ainu remains to be returned from Britain
It will be the fourth time that Ainu remains have been returned to Japan from abroad.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The government has said that the remains of five Ainu people will be returned from the Natural History Museum in Britain to Japan.
Beyond excited to announce that I've been published for the very first time. I was invited to write an article for @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social and chose the Anglo-Japanese Alliance as a topic. Thanks to some very patient people and the support of my family, my name is in print for the first time.
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Beyond excited to announce that I've been published for the very first time. I was invited to write an article for @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social and chose the Anglo-Japanese Alliance as a topic. Thanks to some very patient people and the support of my family, my name is in print for the first time.
Sunrise walk and shoot with my sunshine boy. Moments like this, ya know? Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sunrise walk and shoot with my sunshine boy. Moments like this, ya know? Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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The NHK show about my research on Japanese mascots and heroes is now online in English until 12/4
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
In Deep with Characters - Outside in Lost in Academia | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
American linguistic anthropologist Debra Occhi dives into the fascinating world of mascots and characters. From adorable to heroic, she explores how their naming is shaped by sound.
www3.nhk.or.jp
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The NHK show about my research on Japanese mascots and heroes is now online in English until 12/4
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
#OTD 26 Nov. 1943, #HMTRohna was sunk by air attack off the coast of Algeria. This is the single-greatest loss of American life at sea in a single incident; 1,015 U.S. Servicemen of the 1,148 total casualties. An essential part of our #NavalHistory
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
The Sinking of the HMT Rohna
Classified for 50 years, the sinking of the HMT Rohna remains one of the least known—yet most catastrophic—events of World War II.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#OTD 26 Nov. 1943, #HMTRohna was sunk by air attack off the coast of Algeria. This is the single-greatest loss of American life at sea in a single incident; 1,015 U.S. Servicemen of the 1,148 total casualties. An essential part of our #NavalHistory
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
#OTD November 26 1941 the #IJN striking force tasked with the #PearlHarbor Raid departed Etorofu in the Kuriles. Under VADM Chuichi #Nagumo, the fleet was comprised of six carriers, two battleships, two heavy cruisers, a light cruiser, ten destroyers across four divisions, and three oilers. 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
#OTD November 26 1941 the #IJN striking force tasked with the #PearlHarbor Raid departed Etorofu in the Kuriles. Under VADM Chuichi #Nagumo, the fleet was comprised of six carriers, two battleships, two heavy cruisers, a light cruiser, ten destroyers across four divisions, and three oilers. 1/2
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And we’re live! You’ve heard the pilot, now episode 1 is live. David Rooney has 15 minutes to convince you that you need a copy of The Big Hop, about the race to cross the Atlantic in 1919, in your life.
Also available wherever you folk get your podcasts! @boneyabroad.com @15minutebook.club
Also available wherever you folk get your podcasts! @boneyabroad.com @15minutebook.club
15 Minute Book Club
The 15 Minute Book Club offers authors the grand total of 15 minutes to convince our viewers to buy their latest book. 15 whole minutes, no more, no less (unless they have smashed it quickly!). Hosts ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
And we’re live! You’ve heard the pilot, now episode 1 is live. David Rooney has 15 minutes to convince you that you need a copy of The Big Hop, about the race to cross the Atlantic in 1919, in your life.
Also available wherever you folk get your podcasts! @boneyabroad.com @15minutebook.club
Also available wherever you folk get your podcasts! @boneyabroad.com @15minutebook.club
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Public-listed Jones Act companies – an endangered species: Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
Public-listed Jones Act companies - endangered species
Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
www.seatrade-maritime.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Public-listed Jones Act companies – an endangered species: Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-fin...
In other news, the top ten list of my favorite people who I don't know was just updated.
This could be us but you playin
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In other news, the top ten list of my favorite people who I don't know was just updated.
I use Drach's youtube channel as inspiration for my own writing. His website is really well organized, I'm taking notes for #PacificHistoryGuide!
Greetings PHG fans! We've just added some entries to the resources page, including @drachinifel.bsky.social naval archive. If you like #NavalHistory, this is the place to see images and data, as well as some great book recs. Check it out! #PacificHistoryGuide
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/resources
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/resources
Resources | PacificHistoryGuide
Here follows a list, in no particular order, of databases, museums, collections, articles, and other items of interest that we have used in our research.
www.pacifichistoryguide.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I use Drach's youtube channel as inspiration for my own writing. His website is really well organized, I'm taking notes for #PacificHistoryGuide!
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Honored to see Mark Graham & the Wayback Machine get a shoutout from @alexmahadevan.com in @poynterinstitute.bsky.social's “Thankful" 2025 roundup.
We’re grateful to support journalists, researchers & fact-checkers everywhere.
🔗 poynter.org/commentary/2025/what-were-thankful-for-in-media-in-2025/
We’re grateful to support journalists, researchers & fact-checkers everywhere.
🔗 poynter.org/commentary/2025/what-were-thankful-for-in-media-in-2025/
What we’re thankful for in media in 2025 - Poynter
Two dozen Poynter colleagues reflect on 2025’s bright spots, including brave local reporting, ‘Andor,’ meme Fridays, WIRED scoops and … a mug warmer?
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Honored to see Mark Graham & the Wayback Machine get a shoutout from @alexmahadevan.com in @poynterinstitute.bsky.social's “Thankful" 2025 roundup.
We’re grateful to support journalists, researchers & fact-checkers everywhere.
🔗 poynter.org/commentary/2025/what-were-thankful-for-in-media-in-2025/
We’re grateful to support journalists, researchers & fact-checkers everywhere.
🔗 poynter.org/commentary/2025/what-were-thankful-for-in-media-in-2025/
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Taiwan’s 2025 National Defense Report — USNI News
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Taiwan's 2025 National Defense Report - USNI News
The following is the Republic of China’s 2025 National Defense Report. From the Report In response to changes in modern warfare and multi-domain challenges of national security, the Republic of China...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Taiwan’s 2025 National Defense Report — USNI News
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM