Iwo Jima renamed Iwo To

[MODU]

"Japan changes name of Iwo Jima"

TOKYO - Japan has changed the name of the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, site of the famous World War II battle, to its original name of Iwo To after residents there were prodded into action by two recent Clint Eastwood movies.

The new name in Japanese looks and means the same as Iwo Jima — or Sulfur Island — but sounds different, the Japanese Geographical Survey Institute said.

The institute announced the name change Monday after discussing the issue with Japan's coast guard. An official map with the new name will be released Sept. 1.

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[MasterJedi]

Kinda pointless if you ask me.

[Jaggerjack]

Kinda pointless if you ask me.

Ditto.

[Sensei]

This makes no sense. Do you honestly think someone would call Bermuda something else because some suits "changed its name".

[MODU]

It's tough.  I can see the case where the island was "accidentally" renamed due to the similarity of the definitions between the words Jima and To, but you would think that would have been corrected decades ago, especially if the evacuated inhabitants of the island were aware of the wrong name earlier.  I have a feeling it is going to become one of those islands where it has two names.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Hey, it's there island, I don't care.

[DuEbrithil]

Hey, it's there island, I don't care.

rather, its their island and you dont care. to tell you the truth, I dont either

[AkSaber]

Kinda pointless if you ask me.

Extremely pointless is how I put it.