7 Historical Photos That Will Haunt You Forever

The Japanese Battleship Mutsu – 1970

People stand on the salvaged turret of the Japanese battleship Mutsu, a relic of imperial ambition. The ship had been destroyed in a mysterious explosion in 1943. Its rusted remains were raised in 1970, a reminder of Japan’s militarist past and the catastrophic war that followed. The photo shows a nation coming to terms with its history.