A personal letter from a Miyagi hinanjo resident | The Japan Times Online

This article is about the letter from a resident at an evacuation center in Miyagi. She is 70 years old, who had experienced the war. She feels "Watashitachi wo motto katsuyō shite kudasai (私たちをもっと活用してください Utilize us more, please) is what I say. The nationwide slogan now calls for all Japanese to be as one (ひとつになろう、日本 hitotsuni narō, Nippon) but it feels like we oldies are being left out. I speak for many when I say, we want in! Chikarani naritai (力になりたい I want to help) is not just the battle cr