Francis Jossan and Paparas Mokis - Oral History interview recorded on 16 May 2017 at Luburua, New Ireland,PNG

Mr Jossan tells about what he witnessed with the Japanese when they invaded his village. He also tells of how the Japanese taught some skills to people and how used the people to do different tasks for them as labourers. He also explains how the Japanese penalised the people when they did not comply to the commands given. Mr Mokis supports details in Mr Jossan's story but relates to the stories as told to him by an elder (relative). He also tells about how the Japanese forcefully took away local women from their husbands; the husbands were punished by either death or beating or imprisionment if they tried to defend their wives.

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