Tag: Fukuoka
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Nanako Okayama
C04, Nanako Okayama ‘87, Shige Okayama, Grandmother, 1906, Manchuria, Fukuoka My grandmother is named Shige Okayama. She lives with us now. I talked with in May 1986. She is 80 years old, so she does not remember very much about the past. Q: Grandmother, please tell me about World War II. A: Your grandfather and…
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Takako Kamei
E08, Takako Kamei ‘94, Yoshiharu Kitamoto, Grandfather, 1911, China, Fukuoka On November 29, 1992, I had the opportunity to interview my grandfather, who is 81 years old. He was born in the late Meiji era (1911, or Meiji 44-nen), and is one of the few who have lived through four eras: Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa, and…
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Yurika Terada
G11, Yurika Terada ‘99, Seiji Terada, Grandfather, 1931, Fukuoka, Niigata, Philippines World War II was the harshest war in world history including the most countries and with the most people killed. Most of the young men were forced to go to war as soldiers, and many people had very hard lives. My paternal grandfather is…
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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…