Camera Shy Japanese
Japanese prisoners of war do not like being photographed. That was very evident at Featherston Camp when a photographer appeared. Immediately the camera was sighted a spokesman detached himself from his comrades and approached a guard to make a protest. Nothing would persuade most of them to be included in photographs. 5E EqjM ever were less obdurate but these J •« ■* lor the most part insisted.on the photograph being taken out of sight of thteir comrades. There are still many who will not accept "the. hews that their country has surrendered,. They cannot reconcile such news with the teachings of a lifetime. They still regard themselves as dead to their families and most of them have no wish to return to Japan.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 09, Issue 07, 18 September 1945, Page 5
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124Camera Shy Japanese Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 09, Issue 07, 18 September 1945, Page 5
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