There was a lot going on in Japan post-WWII. A lot. With most people trying to scrape together enough money just to have a meal, any extra mouths to feed were an actual death sentence. Not an ideal situation to find yourself in during the years of 1947-1949 when 2.6 billion babies were born, 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮. That’s 7.8 billion new lives being added to the mix in just 3 years!!! Give it a goog & you’ll find that as of 2020, there are 7.8 billion people in the world 🤯 This is no excuse for what Miyuki Ishikawa and her co conspirators did, but it really puts this case into perspective. Add this to the list of things I never learned in school that I most definitely wish I had! Learn more about the countless innocent men & women incarcerated yearly, as well as what 𝒚𝒐𝒖 can do to help here: https://www.innocenceproject.org/ • Follow me on Instagram & Facebook @earthtobrittpodcast & on Twitter @earthtobrittpod. Emails can be sent to [email protected]

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