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Change of name for Iwo Jima

PostPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:07 am
by patton76
The Japanese island of Iwo Jima has been renamed, 62 years after it became the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the second world war.
The Japanese Geographical Survey Institute agreed to requests by disgruntled former residents who objected to the name and wanted it changed back to the original, Iwo To.

See the full article here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0 ... 65,00.html

Re: Change of name for Iwo Jima

PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:59 am
by Tom Houlihan
They can call it whatever they want. It will be known throughout history as Iwo Jima.

Been there.

Got sand.