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青い海、青い空 [Blue sea, blue sky] – TRANSLATION

A translation of the Japanese poem written by an unknown soldier who fought and died on Saipan (in what is now the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific ocean).
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青い海、青い空 [Blue sea, blue sky]

Looking for help on translating a WWII-era poem by an unknown Japanese soldier who died on Saipan. This poem appears in the American Memorial Park in Saipan today.
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Japan, you’re in my thoughts.

Sending support and thought Japan's way while the nation faces tragedy after tragedy. Also a quick social media supplement on Twitter hashtag use by different populations to distribute news, thoughts, et cetera.
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Friday photo essay on a Tuesday: The best photo you’ve ever taken

Eat Media has a post on simply posting the best photo you’ve ever taken and explaining it. I don’t want to wait until Friday to do this, so here you go — Friday on a Tuesday. Shirahige torii on the waters of Biwako in Shiga-ken, Japan. Taken on: July 1, 2004 at 1.17pm Taken with: [...]
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