NHK WORLD PRIME

Season 3, Episode 17

Episode Title: The Lives of Japanese War Brides in America: Part 1

Air Date: 2019-10-05

Overview:

After WWII, more than 40,000 Japanese "war brides" married American soldiers and moved to the U.S., risking everything on a future with their former enemies. In the first part of this series, we meet several of these courageous women and learn how they made their decision to begin a new life from the ashes of war.