May 2020 Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Essay Prescribed Title #6 RLE – Tokyo Olympics and U.S. military in Japan

“Before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the United States returned to Japan land for the Washington Heights military housing area in central Tokyo. For this year’s Olympic Games, Japanese officials have again sought U.S. cooperation, saying concessions would help improve the U.S. military’s public image, which has been marred by crimes Read more…

May 2020 Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Essay Prescribed Title #6 RLE – WWII poem (Japan/Saipan)

https://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poem/item/3779/auto/0/CLIFF The original poem (written in Japanese) is about women on Saipan who jumped off of a cliff during the latter stages of WWII as U.S. forces approached. There are a number of different translations in English that in some ways differ from the original. One such translation adds variation Read more…