Shapcott, Jennifer Jane2017-01-242017-01-241975b1292716http://hdl.handle.net/1885/112031While they were few in number, the people who refused to ingratiate themselves or to undergo conversion, who persistently opposed a war of aggression, and who protected the great causes of peace and opposition tc war, created a reality which must not he overlooked. oimply because of these people, we can discover a tradition whose radiance illuminates Japanese history; the Japanese people can take pride in the history of the dark period which has been regarded as a time of hardship and humiliation* These people during the frenzied storms protected the light of the conscience of the Japanese, and have thus infused a brilliant and eternal light into the annals of Japanese history.1 venYanaihara, Tadao, 1893-1961Japan History 1926-1945197510.25911/5d763295510aa2017-01-24