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Tuesday May 22nd 2012

Peace Foundation Japan

Interesting exhibition open at the moment in Shinjuku that remembers the wartime and post-war hardships for Japan.

Discussion about the consequences of war
Discussion about the consequences of war and its hardships

Has anyone else visited this exhibition?

Story of the coat
Story of the coat

Although the Siberian winter was bitterly cold, the story has it that the owner of the lined jacket gave a Soviet laborer both sleeves in exchange for bread.

Understanding some of the suffering endured by family and or culture is a valuable lesson for us all. What a long way we have come and continue to grow and develop in some parts of the world and what a long way we have to go in other parts.

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