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I really love how other nations care about their history ... Many regimes came and gone, so many things changed ... But "historical" buildings are still alive and cared ... For newer generations ...
 
Fall of Singapore introduced to the Japanese people in February, 1942.
There was an inside story in this scene.
As Takahumi Hishikari (3rd guy from the right) was thought a good English speaker because he studied in the US as a son of renowned General Taka Hishikari, he was asked to help Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita (3rd from the left) as an interpreter but it turned out that his English was immature during talks with Lt. Gen. Arthur Ernest Percival. Hishikari was changed with Lt. Col Ichiji Sugita (4th from the right). He looks losing his job in this picture.

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A trivia about IJA uniform.
Q: Why didn't they wear a pair of short pants in the southern front?
A: They attempted it in French Indochina like French soldiers in 1940 but gave up because it produced a lot of scratches on the knees during the crawling along training.

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What does the bike sign say? Matsumoro take away and delivery ?

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General Yamashita & Staff on Surrender on Philippines

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What does the bike sign say? Matsumoro take away and delivery ?

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北桟橋許可車輌 Permitted Vehicle in the North Pier
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