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Weekly Contest #342
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan–June 23, 1945 The scent of damp wood hung in the air as Mariko Yamaguchi finished wiping down the table tops at the café. The owner, Mrs. Takahashi, entered from the kitchen with an armful of seat cushions and clean chopsticks. “Mariko-san, when you’re done, please prep the squash and daikon and cook the barley rice. Make plenty. A new crew of pilot trainees is coming from the base, and they’ll be hungry.” “Yes, I will.” For three months, groups of young soldiers had cycled through for “special flight training.” ...
Weekly Contest #337
April 20, 1939 – Tokyo, Japan Chiune “Sempo” Sugihara sat stiffly in the anteroom outside Ambassador Hiroshi Oshima’s temporary office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His expression was calm, but beneath it simmered anger and disappointment. His long-sought appointment as consul general in Moscow—an assignment he was uniquely qualified for—had been denied. Instead, he now reported to Oshima, a man he despised and suspected had blocked his appointment. A young officer bowed. “Mr. Sugihara, General Oshima will see you now. This way, please...
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