Shoji Nishimura

Dec. 25, the original date of this post, is Christmas Day, but Christmas also gives its name to an island with a little-known — and bizarre — role in Australia-Japan relations. 　元々この記事がアップされた12月２５日は、クリスマスの日だが、「クリスマス」も知られざる日豪歴史の不思議な面白いエピソードに関わった島にも使われている。 An Australian territory, Christmas Island was with Nauru and parts of New Guinea parts of Australian-governed lands the Japanese occupied during World War…