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For those who don't know, during WW2 Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps in some of the most remote and arid parts of the western USA. These were rough conditions and just one step above a jail. This is the scanned high school yearbook from one of these camps. It's interesting to see
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I recently saw an article about a memorial Chiune Sugihara's widow and it prompted me to do a little research on this brave man who save thousands of lives during WWII by going against orders from the Japanese government.
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An article about the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and an original radio report on the event, courtesy of Trans-pacific Radio. I wonder how I would have responded to the news had I lived during that generation.
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The Japan Times is starting a series based on letters written by an American woman living in occupied Japan from 1947-1948.rnThis sounds like it will offer some great insights into the lives of foreigners at this time.
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Aki of Fusou Note (one of my favorite blogs) introduces the heartbreaking story of one Nobou Tatsuguchi, a Japanese doctor who served the Japanese Army in the (little known) battle of Attu Island in Alaska.
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This week holds the 63rd anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. How important is it for us to reflect on this dark anniversary?
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Part 1 of a two part series where a bomb disposal technician talks about his experiences in Tokyo. Great newspaper articles from the time and even a map of where some of the bombs were located.
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An unexploded bomb from the WWII era was found in Tokyo in March. What dangers are posed by these silent relics?
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On April 1st 1942 is was no joke when the US government posted this sign in San Francisco. It was the start of the 'evacuation' of all people of Japanese ancestry and led to the loss of personal property for thousands.
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Fetish....@Kame - agreed.
And with little to no makeup, as well, IMO....If I were you, I'd wear a face mask on the trains just like everybody else does. As...Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...
And with little to no makeup, as well, IMO....If I were you, I'd wear a face mask on the trains just like everybody else does. As...Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...
