Tokyoites under Air Raids Contemporary Japan: A Review of East Asiatic Affairs

By Kakehi, Mitsuaki

Book Id: WPLBN0000703737
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Tokyoites under Air Raids Contemporary Japan: A Review of East Asiatic Affairs
Author:	Kakehi, Mitsuaki
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Asian literature, Writing.
Collections:	Asian Literature Collection, e-Asia Digital Library Collection
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Publisher:	University of Oregon Libraries; E-Asia Digital Library


Citation APA MLA Chicago Kakehi, B. M. (n.d.). Tokyoites under Air Raids Contemporary Japan: A Review of East Asiatic Affairs. Retrieved from https://self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
Excerpt: AS all with other unaccustomed experiences are, the air raid, though an expected thing in wartime, certainly has an element of surprise. But the edge of surprise wears off with the gradual intensification of air bombardments. This has happened in the case of Tokyo now under air raids, and the Tokyoites, having got rid of their initial surprise, are viewing the arrivals and departures of American airplanes without any least sign of enervation. Many of them have found in air raids a new source of cracking jokes and making mirthful wisecracks. The other day, when I was about to get into a homebound electric car, I met a jovial friend of mine whom I have not seen for a long time. After the exchange of usual greetings, the talks naturally veered to air raids. At the end, my jovial friend to the accompaniment of a stomachful guffaw said: Well, we sure going to endenizen these American flyers, don't you think so? I said nothing, but I, too, laughed heartily.