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Name/email: Misa Aoki(st05001@sakaihigashi.osaka-c.ed.jp) School:sakaihigasi high school_ __Age: 18___ __Country: Japan__

1) How does your community (school, town, country) select to remember World War II? Examples: holidays, memorials, songs, movies, books… I heard people couldn’t eat enough food and encountered danger, moreover the nation was prohibited from feeling sad at the death of family members in the war. We can realize such information in TV drama about war.

2) Do you know of anyone who was involved in some aspect of the World War II? If so, what is their connection? If possible, can you send a picture? My grandma explained it . she lived in Osaka I heard the city was destroyed by air raids.

3) Is there anything else you would like to add?

About World War Ⅱ from Japan

In Japan, two films were released. “Flags of our fathers” and “Letters from iwo jima” I researched The battle on the island was important historically for the two countries. The Battle on Iwo Jima started the end of the Pacific War between Japan and America. On February 19, 1945 U.S.A. Marine Corps started to goashore on Iwo Jima.On March ,26, the battle ended. 20,933 of 20,129 Japanese soldiers were dead. The Japanese army thought Americans would attack this island. so they tried to delay it. Fortification of all over the Iwo jima was planed. And They started to dig extensive tunnels under ground. Because of Sulfur gas they might have worn gas helmet. And heat in the ground made it difficult to dig for long time. This tunnels had various kinds of rooms. The tunnels had a lot if passage to prevent soldiers being confined. that Supreme commander of garrison KURIBAYASHI lieutenant general adopted a war of attrition to waste The American army As a result they damaged the American army so much Although The American army had 3 times as many solders as The Japanese had

Memories of the war are gradually fading. But I think many observation of battle still we don’t know. we must study more about it. Now international problem about war .but we can’t define who was to blame for thewar. Because Everyone is a victim. every one might kill others to save their own precious person.