THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 10, 2021 at 19:00 JST
This photo taken in 1925 shows a Naha woman carrying a load on her head and a baby on her chest while walking barefoot, as was customary among ordinary folk in those days. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Recently discovered images of prewar life in Naha not only depict ordinary folk walking the streets barefoot but also offer other tantalizing glimpses of the city before much of it was razed by U.S. fire-bombing on Oct. 10, 1944. [Read More]
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