1. A Japanese civic group held its final gathering in Tokyo on September 26, 2025, where 14 World War II survivors, aged 86 to 100, shared their experiences of the US air raid on Tokyo in March 1945, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and life in war zones.
2. Kawaguchi Nao, a 96-year-old survivor, revealed she was mobilized to work at a naval munitions factory as a student, producing the Ohka weapon - a suicide bomb. She expressed deep emotion while imagining the feelings of pilots on one-way missions.
3. Sakaue Takeji, a 100-year-old survivor, spoke about his time as an instructor at a farm in the Philippines, where he and other workers procured food for the Imperial Japanese military. After US forces landed, they fled into the jungle, with food running out quickly, leading to many deaths. The group will continue releasing videos of survivors' experiences.
2. Kawaguchi Nao, a 96-year-old survivor, revealed she was mobilized to work at a naval munitions factory as a student, producing the Ohka weapon - a suicide bomb. She expressed deep emotion while imagining the feelings of pilots on one-way missions.
3. Sakaue Takeji, a 100-year-old survivor, spoke about his time as an instructor at a farm in the Philippines, where he and other workers procured food for the Imperial Japanese military. After US forces landed, they fled into the jungle, with food running out quickly, leading to many deaths. The group will continue releasing videos of survivors' experiences.
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Summary
14 World War II survivors in Japan, aged 86-100, shared their experiences at a final gathering on September 26, 2025. Topics included the US air raid on Tokyo, atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, life in war zones, and one survivor's work on the Ohka weapon, a suicide bomb. Another spoke