father and mother

Tsutomu, a man who was the equivalent of Harada's father, sometimes came to see Harada's mother and Hiroshi.

Since Harada was a child, his mother had taught him that ''we are married''.
However, the two were not married. His mother and Tsutomu thought, ''When Hiroshi turns 20, we'll reveal the truth''.
But the two couldn't do it.
Harada learned the truth when Tsutomu died in 1995, when his legal wife's lawyer told him.
At that time, Harada learned that the two were not married and that Tsutomu had another wife and three children.
Furthermore, the lawyer informed Harada that his legal wife and three children (Harada's half-brothers) "do not want to see Harada," and "Harada's mother and son should not go near Tsutomu's grave".

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After that, Harada's mother tearfully recorded her story on a tape recorder (from the time she met Tsutomu until now) and mailed the cassette tape to Harada, who was in Tokyo.

Tsutomu was drafted during Japan's war of aggression and joined a war force in mainland China.
Harada's mother was forced to work at a fighter aircraft factory in Gunma during the war.
After the war, the two met on a train.

1964 Harada at the age of 2 (in Maebashi). On the left of the photo is Harada's mother. Tsutomu is on the right.