Kazutoshi Hando, who penned works on Japan's wartime history, dies at 90

Kazutoshi Hando, who wrote a number of works on Japan's wartime history, died of old age in his home in Tokyo on Tuesday, his family said. He was 90.Hando devoted most of his career as an author to the study of modern Japanese history. He also acted as a storyteller of wartime experiences in an effort to promote peace.Born in downtown Tokyo in 1930, Hando experienced devastating air raids in the capital by U.S. forces in March 1945 at the age of 14. Along with his family, he moved to Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, to avoid the bombings until the end of World War II.After serving as a chief ed…READ FULL ARTICLE