Author: Glenn Scoggins
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Sayaka Satō
J08, Sayaka Satō ‘01, Sachio Fukui, Neighbor, 1925, Shizuoka, Tōkyō, Tochigi I was able to interview Mr Sachio Fukui, who is 74 years old. Mr Fukui is a neighbor who lives across the street from my house. Mr Fukui experienced the Second World War, and he shared the experiences and feelings he had during those…
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Wako Osada
F06, Wako Osada ‘97, Kayoko Tadokoro, Grandmother, 1924, Yokohama: Minami-ku, Kanagawa: Hakone-machi, Shizuoka In December 1995, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Kayoko Tadokoro, about her experiences during World War II. She is currently 71 years old. Q: How old were you during the war? Where were you living?A: I was 21 years old, when the…
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Maria Imai
H10, Maria Imai ‘00, Toshiko Endō, Friend’s grandmother, 1920, Tōkyō I chose to interview my friend’s grandmother. She is 78 years old and was a participant in World War II in Japan. I asked her some questions about what it was like to take part in a terrifying, tragic period of history. She was reluctant…
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Yukiko Yamaguchi
H18, Yukiko Yamaguchi ‘00, Mieko Oda, Grandmother, 1926, Kyōto On November 8, 1998, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Mieko Oda, who is 72 years old. My grandmother was born and raised in Tango, located in the northern part of Kyōto prefecture, and that was where she was living during World War II. Japan officially became…
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Hitomi Ina
H11, Hitomi Ina ‘00, Tomiyo Watanabe, Grandmother, 1921, Fukuoka, Kumamoto I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Tomiyo Watanabe. She is 77 years old this year. The topic of this interview is World War II, also called the Pacific War in Japan. The interview took place in my grandmother’s house in Kawasaki. My grandmother was in her…
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Asako Kanzaki
H12, Asako Kanzaki ‘00, Toshinori Kurata, 1928, Korea, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi Q: When and where were you born? A: I was born on February 18 in 1928, in Pyong’an-Pukdo (in Japanese called Heian-Kokudō), which is now North Korea. Q: Tell me about your family. A: There were 10 members in my family including myself. I had…
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Eri Yoshida
J12, Eri Yoshida ‘01, Kotoko Yoshida, Grandmother, 1921, Fukushima, Yamagata, Chiba I would like to introduce my grandmother briefly before starting to write about what I’ve learned from her. Kotoko Yoshida is my mother’s mother, and she was born in 1921, so she is 78 years old. Our interview took place in her room, and…
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Naho Yamada
J11, Naho Yamada ‘01, Masako Yamada, Grandmother, 1925,Yokohama: Naka-ku I interviewed my paternal grandmother, Masako Yamada, who is 74 years old, at my house on Friday night, October 29, 1999. Until 1942, the Japanese Army and Navy were conquering the Asia-Pacific area rapidly. But after the Battle of Midway took place in June 1942, when…
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Kana Tatsuno
J10, Kana Tatsuno ‘01, Yoshikazu Kuraoka, Neighbor, 1919, Chiba, Aichi, Manchuria My name is Yoshikazu Kuraoka, and I just turned 80 this year. I live in the neighborhood of Kana, and I’m an acquaintance of her father. This interview took place in my house on November 6 and 14, 1999. I was born in 1919,…
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Masaru Takebe
J09, Masaru Takebe ‘01, Seiichi Aiki, Grandfather, 1915, Niigata, Yokohama: Kōnan-ku, Manchuria The best way to find out about a major historical event is to ask someone who was actually there. Often, though, they might be too old or no longer alive. If the events which took place were not too long ago, there is…