During World War II
Japan
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During World War II
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Men and women walk near Kaminari mon streetcar stop (ddr-densho-381-98)
Caption: 45. In the vicinity of Kaminari mon streetcar stop. Feb.25,1945 (Toden Kaminari mon teiryugo fukin. Showa niju nen nigatsu nijugo nichi)
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Burned buildings in Kanda ward (ddr-densho-381-70)
Caption: 15. The scene of conflagration in Kanda Ward, Mutosakuma cho, (from New Years eve to New Years Day. Dec. 31, 1944 (Kanda ku, Mutosakuma cho kasai genjo. Omisoka yori ganjitsu ni kake, Showa juku nen juni gatsu sanjuichi nichi)
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Bodies of bombing victims near Ryotaishi Shrine (ddr-densho-381-103)
Caption: 50. Burnt corpses brought over from the vicinity of Asakusa in Shitaya Ward are laid along the side of the Ryotaishi Shrine in Ueno Park. Mar.12,1945 (Shitaya ku no Asakusa homen no bun. Ueno Ryotaishi wakini shuyo seru zan shitai)Showa niu nen sangatsu juni nichi)
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View of Kanda Ward and Nicholai Cathedral (ddr-densho-381-95)
Caption: 42. In the vicinity of Kanda Ward,Nishiki cho 1,2,3 chome (In the distance is Kanda's Nicholai Cathedral) Feb.25,1945 (Kanda ku Nishiki cho ichi, ni, san chome fukin (Enbo Kanda Nikolaido) Showa niju nen nigatsu nijugo nichi)
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Bodies of a group of men lay on a river bank (ddr-densho-381-102)
Caption: 49. Pitiful sight of burnt corpses floating in the river. Mar.12, 1945 (Kawa naka ukabu aware zanshitai. Showa niju nen sangatsu juninichi)
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Remnants of Mikimoto's Pearl Shop (ddr-densho-381-80)
Caption: 26. The burning of Mikimoto's Pearl Shop on Ginza. 1530 hrs.Jan. 27, 1945 (Ensho chu Ginza Mikimoto Shinju ten. Showa niju nen ichigatsu nijushichi nichi.gogo sanji yonjippun)
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Aerial map of the Nishikicho Police Department (ddr-densho-381-58)
Caption: 3. Nishikicho Police Department Area(Nishikicho Keisatsujo Kannai)
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Destroyed buildings in Kamata Ward (ddr-densho-381-105)
Caption: 52. Direct hits of bombs in the vicinity of Kamata Ward, Michizuka cho,103 banchi,0310 hrs. Apr. 1945 (Kamata ku Michizuka cho. Hyaku san banchi.Saki bakudan shuchi genjo.Showa ni ju nen shitgatsu yokka.Gozen sanji jippun)
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Survivors walk past the burned bodies of bombing victims (ddr-densho-381-101)
Caption: 48. Pitifully--- burnt corpses litter the street. Mar.10,1945 (Hisan.. Gairo no mugo tarashiku taoreru shoshitai. Showa niju nen sangatsu toka)
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The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 36 (November 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-39)
Selected article titles: "Repatriates Now Being Resettled in Manchukuo" (p. 1), "WRA Takes Step to Close Leupp Center" (p. 1), and "3 Japanese Captives Shot by Denver Hospital Guard" (pp. 1-2).
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Note: "The thing that has failed to warn us" (ddr-densho-468-182)
Thoughts on how Americans failed to notice rise of militarism in Japan after invasion of China
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Letter from Kiyoshi Adachi to Mrs. Margaret Gunderson, June 29, 1946 (ddr-csujad-55-251)
Correspondence from Kiyoshi [?] Adachi to Margaret Gunderson describing the wartime environment and daily life in Osaka, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0253
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Letter from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, March 23, 1943. English translation (ddr-csujad-55-891)
Translation from Japanese to English of a message from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, sent via the Red Cross. For original telegram, see: sac_jaac_0892. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0893
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Letter from Yasu Ikuma to Shoji Nagumo, September 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-892)
Letter from Yasu Ikuma in Tokyo, Japan to Shoji Nagumo in Los Angeles, California. It was sent via the Red Cross and forwarded to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp where Shoji Nagumo was incarcerated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0894
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Letter from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, March 23, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-890)
A message sent via the Red Cross from Kanichiro Nagumo in Gunma-ken, Japan, to Shoji Nagumo in Los Angeles, California, and forwarded to the Heart Mountain incarceraton. For English translation, see: sac_jaac_0893. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0892
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Hiroko Nakashima Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-69-11)
Working with other students in a factory in Japan to help the war effort
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Hiroko Nakashima Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-69-15)
Surviving an air raid, reaction to news of the atomic bombs
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Hiroko Nakashima Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-69-16)
Hardships during the war, food shortages and ground-up grasshoppers
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Peggy S. Furukawa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-399-11)
Working in an airplane parts factory during the war
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Tom Akashi Interview Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-164-43)
Initial experiences in Japan: freezing cold, living on army surplus rations
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Tom Akashi Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-164-42)
Arrival in Japan: confronted with poverty and despair: "it was a dismal, dismal situation"
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Muriel Chiyo Tanaka Onishi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-243-14)
Being part of a special group of translators, witnessing bombing raids
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Muriel Chiyo Tanaka Onishi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-243-12)
Being conscripted to work for the Japanese military to translate radio broadcasts