Hashima Island: Difference between revisions

{{Nihongo|'''Hashima Island'''|端島||or simply '''Hashima''', as ''-shima'' is a Japanese suffix for 'island'}}, commonly called {{nihongo|'''Gunkanjima'''|軍艦島||meaning 'Battleship Island'}}, is a tiny abandoned island off [[Nagasaki]], lying about {{convert|15|km|nmi|frac=2|abbr=off}} from the centre of the city. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in [[Nagasaki Prefecture]]. The island's most notable features are its abandoned concrete buildings, undisturbed except by nature, and the surrounding [[seawall]]. While the island is a symbol of the rapid [[industrialization of Japan]], it is also a reminder of [[Japanese war crimes]] as a site of [[forced labour]] prior to and during [[World War II]].<ref name="Guardian July 15">{{cite news |first=Justin |last=McCurry |title = Battleship island – a symbol of Japan's progress or reminder of its dark history? | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/03/battleship-island-a-symbol-of-japans-progress-or-reminder-of-its-dark-history | access-date=12 September 2015 | work=The Guardian | date=3 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Dark history: A visit to Japan's creepiest island | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/13/travel/hashima-skyfall-island-visit/index.html | access-date=17 September 2015 | work=CNN | date=13 June 2013}}</ref>