NHK WORLD PRIME S03E17 · The Lives of Japanese War Brides in America: Part 1

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After WWII, more than 40,000 Japanese "war brides" married American soldiers and moved to the U.S., risking everything on a future with their former enemies. In the first part of this series, we meet several of these courageous women and learn how they made their decision to begin a new life from the ashes of war.

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