Author : Yumi Goto
Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN 13 : 997169817X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (716 download)
Book Synopsis Those Days in Muramatsu by : Yumi Goto
Download or read book Those Days in Muramatsu written by Yumi Goto and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the Pacific War and Japan's capitulation, Mrs Yumi Goto and her family lived in the small community of Muramatsu, where they had relocated to get away from Tokyo. Yumi Goto was an English-speaking graduate of one of Japan's top universities for women, and when a contingent of American soldiers was sent to Muramatsu as a garrison force, she became an interpreter.The sudden influx of more than 1,800 Americans into a rural Japanese community was potentially traumatic, and their imminent arrival made the townspeople "e;depressed and fearful"e;. To everyone's surprise, they found the soldiers to be "e;open-hearted and humane"e;, and the two sides co-existed peacefully. Those Days in Muramatsu is a testimony to the capacity of ordinary people from vastly different backgrounds to co-exist harmoniously, even in the aftermath of war.