Okinawa's beautiful cherry blossoms in full bloom
Nature continues to persevere and soon we’ll once again be surrounded by the pink and blush hues of Japan’s favorite flower.
Source: stripes.com
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Hit the road for Okinawa's beautiful cherry blossoms
Nature continues to persevere and soon we’ll once again be surrounded by the pink and blush hues of Japan’s favorite flower.
Source: stripes.com
Mix of cultures helped many in wartime choose life over suicide : The Asahi Shimbun
Residents detained at an internment camp in Yomitan, Okinawa, on April 4, 1945 (Provided by Okinawa Prefectural Archives) Even 75 years later, Yoneko Uehara can still hear her classmate disobeying an official's order to kill herself while facing enemy forces near the end of World War II. The student, whom she remembers only as Tomiko, snatched a hand grenade away from the medical team head and shouted, “If you really want to die, you should do so alone. I do not want to die.” During the Pacific War, which started 79 years ago on Dec. 8, citizens were told to commit suicide rather than b...
Source: asahi.com