These contain an unusual story. In1930 in Manila, a gentleman trader had constructed a fortified residential enclave designed and built by Japanese architects and artisans , amongst the laborers employed were a Japanese cook, chauffeur, bonsai artist/ gardener, who upon the outbreak of the second world war suddenly appeared in full military uniforms being Japanese intelligence operatives working for more than a decade under the employ of the gentleman as cover. The enclave was seized and taken over by a high ranking officer of the Japanese imperial navy named Iwabuchi who, during the liberation of Manila by American forces after intense carpet bombing, disobeyed direct orders by the retreating Japanese led by General Yamashita by standing ground instead of heading to the northern Luzon mountains to regroup. The Americans took over the enclave and obtained valuable decryption communique used by the Japanese for sending orders from the Emperor to his feild commanders in the Pacific theatre. When the Japanese surrendered after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, (originally meant for Germany by Einstien) the enclave was returned to the original owner together with sets of Noritake before and after the bomb as war trophies, hence the difference of made in Japan and made in "Occupied Japan" markings on the bottom of the finely crafted ornate gilded ceramics.
Radiation levels also vary, the former registers 500 millirems less, which is just slightly lower than the latter, being just about the range of background radiation. It is understood that the residual radiation dissipated rather quickly after the initial blast and is way less than the 10,000 millirems and more currently measured in post- tsunami Japan in fukushima. Imagine the looks I got obtaining a radiation meter. They are currently used to serve mutant sashimi. Harhar!
Radiation levels also vary, the former registers 500 millirems less, which is just slightly lower than the latter, being just about the range of background radiation. It is understood that the residual radiation dissipated rather quickly after the initial blast and is way less than the 10,000 millirems and more currently measured in post- tsunami Japan in fukushima. Imagine the looks I got obtaining a radiation meter. They are currently used to serve mutant sashimi. Harhar!
