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Japanese pacifists
- Hayao MiyazakiOn the 5th of January 1941, Hayao Miyazaki was born in the town of Akebono-cho within Tokyo City. His father Katsuji Miyazaki directed a company that…
- Yoko OnoYoko Ono was born on the 18th of February 1933 in Tokyo to a wealthy banking family. Her father Eisuke worked for the Yokohama Specie Bank and her mother…
- Akira KurosawaOn the 23rd of March 1910, Akira Kurosawa was born in Tokyo to a samurai family. His father Isamu worked as the director of the Army's Physical Education…
- Isao TakahataOn the 29th of June 1945, a nine-year boy named Isao Takahata stood in the ruins of Okayama City. He and his sibling had been separated from their family for…