Japan’s World War II Orphans Tell Their Inspiring Tales Of Resilience And Recovery

Trading Terrible Circumstances For A Worse Situation

Her little brother was there, too, as the bombs turned their neighborhood into rubble. The siblings eventually fled, and it was the last time they ever saw their parents again. That is also when their unjust journey started. Theirs was an experience like every other WWII orphan who faced the harsh cruelty of fending for themselves while living on the streets.

No one had, at the very least, any kind words to offer them. A majority were eventually rounded up by police and thrown in jail. When they left jail, it came at a higher price to their freedom because it simply meant trading terrible circumstances for a worse situation.

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