Fumiko Nakamura (Japanese: 中村文子, July 1913 – 27 June 2013) was a Japanese teacher and peace activist. Born and raised on Okinawa, she attended normal school and became a teacher in 1933. Before World War II, she taught students and led the Girls' Youth Organization that it was honorable to die for their country. After her marriage, she relocated in 1941 to Kawasaki, Kanagawa, where she continued to teach until the effects of the war made working impossible. After experiencing the horrors of war, she regretted her participation in indoctrinating young people to favor war. In 1946, her family returned to Okinawa and she resumed teaching elementary school until 1974.
Upon her return to Okinawa, Nakamura began protesting the continued military presence and United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. Even after 1972, when sovereignty of the island was returned to Japan, she continued anti-war and anti-military demonstrations. For a decade after her retirement, she served as the vice president of the Okinawa Women's Association. In 1983 at a women's conference, she learned of the Okinawan Historical Film Society's efforts to break the silence about talking about the bombing of Okinawa. She became director of the society in 1986 and the secretary general of the Ichi Feeto Undō no Kai (One-Foot Movement Association), an organization aimed at buying US film footage taken during the war. The One-Foot Movement made two films about the Okinawa bombing and Nakamura toured world-wide presenting the film and advocating for peace. She remained active as a pacifist until her death in 2013.
FumikoNakamura (Japanese: 中村文子, July 1913 – 27 June 2013) was a Japanese teacher and peace activist. Born and raised on Okinawa, she attended normal...
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the Yamaguchi-gumi until his death from a heart attack in 1981. His wife, Fumiko, briefly filled the gang's leadership role until a new kumicho, Masahisa...
Japan) Mitsunori Kimura – the cat's sleeping pattern (2013, curated by FumikoNakamura, Social Kitchen, Kyoto, Japan) The Man Absorbing Oil (2010, Kenji Taki...
Minoru. Noriko, unmarried, is an office worker. Manbei's other daughter, Fumiko (Michiyo Aratama), lives with him. Her husband, Hisao, helps at the brewery...
English literature professor, peace activist and university president FumikoNakamura (1913–2013) – Japanese teacher and anti-war activist. Shina Inoue Kan...
Yamaguchi in Cleveland, Ohio. She had 6 siblings. One of her older sisters was Fumiko Yamaguchi. After her father finished medical school in 1918, her family...
schoolmate Mikami (Chishū Ryū) approaches him for help concerning his daughter Fumiko (Yoshiko Kuga), who has run off owing to a conflict with her father, he...
"Questions?" by Yu Nakamura and the ending theme for episodes 01(13) to 11(23), "Mahōtsukai Desu Kedo" (魔法使いですけど.) is performed by Fumiko Orikasa, the voice...
J. D. Salinger Nicholas Hoult Anarchist from Colony Pak Yol Lee Je-hoon Fumiko Kaneko Choi Hee-seo The Wizard of Lies Bernie Madoff Robert De Niro Mariposa...
Annie Awards. Cavallaro 2006, p. 184. Mainichi Shimbun. Nikkan Sports. Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Foundation. Japan Association of Theater Owners. Japan Composer's...
February 2008. She had a son with Nakamura who was born in November 2005. Prior to the couple's divorce, Nakamura had apologized for a drunk driving...
Japanese slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. Its plot involves Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, who are living as roommates...
as Airman Joe Kelly Ricardo Montalbán as Nakamura Kent Smith as Lt. Gen. Mark Webster Reiko Kuba as Fumiko Soo Yong as Teruko Douglass Watson as Colonel...
From left to right: Kōichi (So Yamamura), Fumiko (Kuniko Miyake), Shūkichi (Chishū Ryū), Noriko (Setsuko Hara), Shige (Haruko Sugimura) and Tomi (Chieko...
actress. She has been awarded the Tama best Emerging Actress Award and Fumiko Yamaji Freshman Actress Award in 2016. She gained international attention...
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