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Name/email: Maki Kawakami School: Sakaihigashi high school in Sakai in Osaka. Age: 18 Country: Japan

1) How does your community (school, town, country) select to remember World War II? Examples: holidays, memorials, songs, movies, books…

There is the anniversary of the end of the war in Japan. There is Osaka international peace center. There is a movie called the grave of a firefly. A submarine called "senkan YAMATO" which was made for war is exhibiting in Hiroshima.

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? I think that my grandma knows. However, I have not heard her talk about war.

3) Is there anything else you would like to add? ＊Japanese people’s slogans during WWⅡ were “Don’t want for anything until we win!!” and “luxury is the enemy!!” and they had a simple life. ＊People who worked in factories were called to war, many students became factory workers and they made weapons instead of them. ＊WWⅡ was the origin of many of Japan’s tax collecting systems and these systems continue even today. ＊On 3rd November 1946, the “Japanese constitution” was issued which Macarthur the commander in chief of the Allies instructed to make. ＊The occupying army had big problems about whether they would keep the Emperor system of Japan or not, but they abolished it which was supported by many Japanese people for a long time.
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=__Post war Japan__=

＊Hadashi No Gen(Barefoot Gen) This was not only a book but a movie. I read this book and I watched this movie. Have you heard of the title of this book?? ＊The song of sugar cane field It was dramatized recently in Japan. It became famous that a famous entertainer performed a chief character. ＊The Atomic Bomb Memorial Dome A structure at Hiroshima which was damaged by the Atomic Bomb. I think that this conveys to many people the big damage of the atom bomb

= = =__My feeling__=

I think that the war leaves only sorrow and pains. And I think there are still a lot of people who suffered from aftereffects of Atomic Bomb. I hope that the people should be able to be happy early.