Yoko's Diary

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In April 1945, Yoko Moriwaki started high school in Hiroshima, excited to be a prestigious 'Kenjo' girl, and full of duty towards her parents, school and country. But Japan was in the grip of World War II and within months Yoko's city would become the target for the first atomic bomb ever used as a weapon.
In her diary, Yoko provides a window into that time - when food was often scarce, fierce battles raged in the Pacific, and children as young as twelve were forced to work in industry. With additions by Yoko's relatives and fellow students, and an introduction by award-winning author Paul Ham, Yoko's Diary not only reveals the hopes, beliefs and daily life of a young girl in 1940s Japan, it is a poignant reminder of the devastating consequences of war.