Haruyo Nihei, living in the Kameido district of Jōtō Ward (now Kōtō Ward) with her parents and two siblings, experienced the 10 March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo as a seven-year-old. In this June 2011 interview (conducted by Cary Karacas, transcribed and translated by Eri Tsuji), she discusses her life as a child during and after the war.
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