The Cowra Voices Audio Archive Project
Japanese Translations of Cowra Japanese War Cemetery Stories
The following five audio stories about individuals buried at the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery are included in the Cowra Voices app. The transcripts in English and translations into Japanese are linked below.
The translator was Junko Howe and the proofreader was Shoko Ono.
Location 10. Cowra Japanese War Cemetery
The 524 graves of military personnel, POWs involved in the Cowra Breakout, and civilian internees who died in Australia during WWII were consolidated here by the Japanese government in 1964. Some were originally from former Japanese colonies, including Taiwan and Korea.
10.1. Tadao Minami’s Story (Written by Dr Keiko Tamura)
Audio story
Location 10: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery – 10.1 Who's Buried here – Tadao Minami’s Story (Audio: 3 min 52 sec; 3.7MB)
Transcripts of 10.1 (English/日本語)
10.2. Who’s Buried Here - Masu Kusano’s Story (Written by Dr Yuriko Nagata)
Audio story
Location 10: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery – 10.2 Who’s Buried Here – Masu Kusano’s Story (Audio: 2 min 54 sec; 2.8MB)
Transcripts of 10.2 (English/日本語)
10.3. Who’s Buried Here - Michiaki Wakaomi’s Story (Written by Dr Keiko Tamura)
Audio story
Location 10: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery – 10.3 Who’s Buried Here – Michiaki Wakaomi’s Story (Audio: 3 min 15 sec; 3.1MB)
Transcripts of 10.3 (English/日本語)
10.4. Who’s Buried Here - Liong Tjwan Kang’s Story (Written by Dr Shi-chi Mike Lan)
Location 10: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery – 10.4 Who’s Buried Here – Liong Tjwan Kang’s Story (Audio: 3 min 23 sec; 3.3MB)
Transcripts of 10.4 (English/日本語)
10.5. Who’s Buried Here - Jiro Muramatsu’s Story (Written by Dr Yuriko Nagata)
Audio story
Location 10: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery – 10.5 Who’s Buried Here - Jiro Muramatsu’s Story (Audio: 3 min 14 sec; 3.1MB)
Transcripts of 10.5 (English/日本語)
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