By MIKA KUNIYOSHI/ Staff Writer
October 18, 2021 at 19:10 JST
A man dressed as Santa Claus delivers Christmas gifts at a nursery school in Okinawa in a photo taken in 1963 by the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (USCAR), which governed Okinawa until 1972. (Provided by Okinawa Prefectural Archives)
Thousands of “publicity” stills authorized by the U.S. military during the occupation of Okinawa following World War II were purely for propaganda purposes to illustrate American largesse while avoiding the uncomfortable issue of the massive U.S. base presence there. [Read More]
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
