Category: History

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Japanese man who attended school for impaired kids in China shares memories of war in DVD

A 94-year-old man who partially lost his hearing as a child and attended a school for visually and hearing-impaired children in China’s Dalian during the Second Sino-Japanese War has narrated his experiences in a new DVD set.

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‘Home-visit bathing’ care service suspended in Kanazawa during pandemic, leaving elderly and disabled unable to wash

At least three establishments in Kanazawa City are unable to accept new applications for the “home-visit bathing” care service. The reason behind this is that there is a shortage of staff, and there have been cases where ALS patients who have been refused access to the service have been unable to take a bath for a long period of time.

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One-legged pilot training to rejoin unit [From The Japan Times 1944]

“[A]ttention may have been attracted by the pathetic yet manly sight of a young non-commissioned officer in the white uniform of an army patient, handling the plane and operating the rudder bar with his artificial limb. The young soldier is Sgt. Maj. Mitsumasa Seo, who, though minus one leg, is awaiting the day when he may again resume his service with the Army Air Corps, reports the Asahi.”