Conducting Oral Histories of Japanese Army Veterans of the Burma Campaign 旧日本軍の戦友会のオーラル・ヒストリーの実践 - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Conducting Oral Histories of Japanese Army Veterans of the Burma Campaign 旧日本軍の戦友会のオーラル・ヒストリーの実践 - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

[Ed. Note: This article is part of a collection of essays entitled “Critical Reflections on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II” published in August 2025.] Translated into English by Steve Rabson, with editorial assistance from Joseph Essertier Since 2005 I have been conducting, through a veterans association, oral history interviews with former soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army and their families. They served in the Second Divi…