VOSHN 297

<body><a href="../index.html">HOME</a><br><table summary="276"><tr><td class="etesti">276</td><td class="edate">August 15<sup>th</sup>, 1945.</td><td class="eage">We all cried, both men and women.</td></tr><tr><td class="ei_midasi" colspan=3>40 years old at that time</td></tr></table><table summary="haikei"><tr><td class="bg" background="../../photo/img702.jpg"><div class="large"><p>When we heard the broadcast of the Emperor's voice in front of our collapsed house, all of us cried.  Those were bitter tears, since for me it was hard to believe that Japan had lost.  I believed that the Japanese nation would fight till the end, till all of us die.  So it was a shock for me to hear Japan's defeat.  We all cried, both men and women.</p><br><p>Soldiers in our town came on a horse and shouted "The news of the war end is a lie!"  It was hard to tell which was true.  I was overwhelmed by tangled feelings and thoughts, and my state of mind was quite disturbed for a long time.</p><div class="greens">Translation by another person.</div><div class="large"><span class="orangered">Both men and women cried.</span></div><br><p>When we heard the news in front of the collapsed house, everyone cried.  I felt frustrated and I couldn't believe it.  I had believed that we Japanese would have fought until we died.  So I never thought that Japan would lose a war.  Both men and women cried.</p><br><p>The war veteran on the horse was cantering around shouting, "The news that the war has come to an end is a lie."  I was confused about which one was true.  I shouldn't believe what they said.  I had various mixed thoughts and I couldn't think straight for the time being.</p></div></td></tr></table></body>