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Colonel Mikio Kobayashi of the Japan Air Self Defense Force reflects on how far Australian-Japanese relations have come.

From enemies to friends: Japanese officer reflects on Bombing of Darwin

As Japanese jets fly across Darwin for Exercise Pitch Black 24, a senior commander reflected on Japanese-Australians and has revealed the quiet visit his troops made to a local memorial. See pictures from the latest air force events.

Northern Territory Police have released an image of a unexploded WWII ordnance found near the Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin City on Tuesday June 25.

In pictures: WWII explosive shuts down Darwin Waterfront

Police are calling for calm after a WWII explosive was discovered in Darwin. See pictures of the operation to retrieve the “unexploded ordinance”.

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National Trust Darwin branch secretary Fay Gurr at Burnett House, the main attraction of the 2024 Heritage Festival. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

‘Bombers, bulldozers, cyclones’: Inside NT’s grandest old house

Visitors to Burnett House can step back in time to the ‘old Darwin’ with a special Mother’s Day high tea – but there is plenty more to do at this year’s Heritage Festival.

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the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Darwin CenotaphPicture: Glenn Campbell

Full guide: Anzac Day events in the Territory

From Dawn Services to two-up, here is your full guide to what Anzac Day events are happening across the Territory. Free read.

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‘Deep respect’: Japan’s touching tribute during Pitch Black

‘Deep respect’: Japan’s touching tribute during Pitch Black

The leaders of the Australian and Japanese air forces have come together to celebrate a new era in the military relationship between the two countries.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen addressing the sailors during a ship tour of the Japan Coast Guard vessel PLH08 Echigo at Fort Hill Wharf in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Saturday, November 17, 2018. Mr Abe is in Darwin with wife Akie visiting Australia on an official two day visit to discuss bilateral and international issues with Australian officials. (AAP Image/Michael Franchi) NO ARCHIVING

CM pays tribute to former Japanese PM who was shot dead

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a campaign speech. WARNING: GRAPHIC

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Japanese former Shinzo Abe speaks for his party member candidate of the House of Councillors Election near Yamato Saidaiji Station in Nara Prefecture on July 8, 2022, just seconds before he is shot. Â 67-year-old Abe has reportedly been shot in the chest and he has been in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Kazuhiko Hirano / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

‘No vital signs’: Former Japanese PM shot

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is fighting for life after being shot, reportedly in the back. WARNING: GRAPHIC

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SEE VIDEO: 101-year-old veteran remembers Bombing of Darwin

SEE VIDEO: 101-year-old veteran remembers Bombing of Darwin

THE Bombing of Darwin is now 80 years ago, but for surviving 101-year-old veteran Brian Winspear, memories of that day are as vivid as if they were yesterday.

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Mayor calls for Bombing of Darwin to be public holiday

Mayor calls for Bombing of Darwin to be public holiday

Lord mayor Kon Vatskalis says the Bombing of Darwin should be recognised as a national holiday. SEE ARCHIVE PICTURES

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RAAF Base Darwin commanding officer wing commander Andrew Anthony, with his wife Petra Anthony and their children Christopher, 9, and Everett, 6.Photograph: Che Chorley

RAAF Centenary, post COVID, make for special ‘21 Anzac Day

COMMEMORATIONS for Anzac Day todayare expected to be bigger than ever, with the Territory the only jurisdiction in Australia to have a regular Dawn Service Ceremony not impacted by COVID-19

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Legacy has historically looked after families of deceased ex-service people, like Jason Jones, his mother Trish and their family after their father was killed in Vietnam.Photograph: Che Chorley

Legacy of Brian Jones remains at the heart of his family 50 years on

This year ANZAC Day will have more meaning than most years Trish Jones and her son Jason, marking 50 years since the passing of their husband and father Brian in the Vietnam War.

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World War 2 veteran Mervyn Ey, who spent time based in Darwin during the war, has returned for the Bombing of Darwin commemoration.

Bombing of Darwin veteran passes away aged 99

One of the three surviving Bombing of Darwin heroes passed away earlier this week.

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About 150 people attended a commemoration ceremony yesterday for the 79th anniversary of the Bombing of Katherine. Picture: Katherine Town Council

Bombing of Katherine commemorated 79 years on

SEVENTY-NINE years ago on Monday, about 90 bombs rained down on Katherine as nine Japanese aircraft bombed the then-tiny Top End town in a shock raid

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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 19, 2021: An ADF Digger during the Bombing of Darwin commemoration of the 79th Anniversary of the raid on the city by the Japanese on the 19th of February 1942.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

RSL Australia drives $6m national grant program

VETERANS struggling to find work in the Northern Territory will benefit from a $6m veterans employment program

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