Thousands of Greeks and Armenians in Smyrna were saved in August 1922, as the city burned, thanks to a Japanese captain and his crew who defied threats and braved the flames. Now, 104 years later, the story of the Japanese ship Tokei Maru continues to yield extraordinary accounts of courage and rescue.
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In September 1922, the captain of the Japanese merchant ship "Tokei Maru" saved the lives of 825 people—women, children, and men, Greeks and Armenians—from the wrath of the Turks as Smyrna burned.
Unable to bear the magnitude of the tragedy, the captain stood against the Turks, who were demanding tha...
In September 1922, the captain of the Japanese merchant ship "Tokei Maru" saved the lives of 825 people—women, children, and men, Greeks and Armenians—from the wrath of the Turks as Smyrna burned.
Unable to bear the magnitude of the tragedy, the captain stood against the Turks, who were demanding tha...
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