A digital archive of information about the air raids on Japan during World War II is being prepared for launch in late November by two Americans who believe more English-speaking people should have a better idea of how ordinary Japanese suffered.
Scheduled to store around 600 U.S. and Japanese historical documents at the launch of the Japan Air Raids Digital Archive, they hope the website will help people around the world find information on the air raids.
"Once you begin learning the details of what people experienced, rightwing or leftwing political beliefs, historical sensibilities, even nationalities don't really matter anymore," said Bret Fisk, 37, a resident of Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, who is busily preparing the archives. "Anyone can sympathize with the suffering of the air raid victims."
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