April 1st – No Joke for Japanese Americans
The pranks often associated with April Fools Day in the west are not common in Japan and I doubt that most people in Japan are even aware of the custom. In Japan, April 1 is a day of beginnings and renewals, it’s the first day of a new school year and the start of careers for newly hired graduates. It’s also the start of a new fiscal year in business.
Back on April 1, 1942 it was no joke when the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration posted the sign below on the corner of First …read more
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