Nguyen Thi Xuan

Japan Emperor Meets Vietnam Kin of Tokyo’s WWII Soldiers

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Japan’s royal couple on Thursday listened to the tearful stories of Vietnamese children who were abandoned by their Japanese soldier fathers after WWII, a symbolic meeting in Hanoi aimed at healing wounds between the former war foes. The 83-year-old Japanese emperor Akihito and his wife, Michiko, are on their first visit to Vietnam, the latest … Read more

60 Years After Japan Army Husband Fled, Vietnam War Bride Clings To…

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It’s been more than sixty years since Nguyen Thi Xuan’s husband, a Japanese soldier, left her in Vietnam, but the 94-year-old still sleeps with a body pillow she fashioned from his military uniform. She is one of scores of Vietnamese women who fell in love with soldiers from Japan’s occupying force, going on to carve … Read more