VOSHN 298

<body><a href="../index.html">HOME</a><br><table summary="277"><tr><td class="etesti">277</td><td class="edate">August 15<sup>th</sup>, 1945.</td><td class="eage">I wish that the war had ended sooner.  My wife said.</td></tr><tr><td class="ei_midasi" colspan=3>53 years old at that time</td></tr></table><table summary="haikei"><tr><td class="bg" background="../../photo/img702.jpg"><div class="large"><p>I rushed to my wife and told her "Japan is going to make an unconditional surrender."  She replied, "I wish the war had ended sooner."</p><br><p>After a while, she asked me to bring her a mirror.  I thought it would be better she did not see her face, however, she begged me again and again, so I showed her her face in a mirror.</p><br><p>She learned how ugly her face had become and she died soon, disappointed and having lost the will to live.  Why Japan did not surrender before the atomic bombing?  It was too late, I thought.</p><div class="greens">Translation by another person.</div><div class="large"><span class="orangered">My wife said, "I wished the war had came to an end a little earlier."</span></div><br><p>I ran up to my wife straight away and said to her," Eventually Japan has surrendered unconditionally."  Then she said these words," I wish Japan did it earlier."</p><br><p>Then my wife said, "Please bring me a mirror."  I thought I shouldn't let her use it.  But she asked me strongly, "Show me the mirror!  Show me the mirror!" I passed it to her and let her look at her face.</p><br><p>She knew that her face had become an indescribable, ugly face and was deeply disappointed.  Then shortly afterwards, she passed away.  I thought, "We should have surrendered before that bomb was dropped."</p></div></td></tr></table></body>