By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
November 12, 2019 at 07:00 JST
A stone monument sits at the entrance of the National Showa Memorial Museum. The seven-story building is dedicated to the lifestyle of Japanese people during and shortly after World War II. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
In 1940s Japan, the mantra was “Zeitaku wa teki da!” (Luxury is the enemy!) In the United States around the same time, there were posters thumbtacked around the country with the phrase, “Do with less--so they’ll have enough.” In this case, “they” referred to American troops at war. [Read More]
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