On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima. About 40% of the estimated 350,000 inhabitants died before the year ended. This is the story of a 19-year-old nurse who miraculously survived.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
The story of a 19-year-old nurse who miraculously survived the Hiroshima a-bomb of August 6, 1945| oldphotosjapan.substack.com
A Japanese siege gun, known as an “Osaka Baby,” fires during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. War accelerated Osaka’s industrialization, driving a dramatic shift from light to heavy industry.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
My cat Fox warned me that my heart was failing…| oldphotosjapan.substack.com
Humble cotton helped transform Japan from a feudal into an industrialized nation| oldphotosjapan.substack.com
Interior of the Toyobo cotton mill in Osaka’s Sangenya area. Cotton mills played a crucial role in transforming Japan from a feudal into an industrialized nation. Toyobo started off this revolution.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
In the 1920s, Osaka Castle was a weapons factory, and had no tower…| oldphotosjapan.substack.com
Osaka Castle in 1929. There is no main castle tower, and the castle is surrounded by factories instead of trees. At this time, Osaka was a city of smoke.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
Occasionally, fortune does not just smile on you, it falls in love with you…| oldphotosjapan.substack.com