Aug 10, 2023 · Kazuko Higa found fame as a tropical temptress, a Machiavellian queen who ruled over 32 men. She became a minor celebrity, telling her story to newspapers and theaters …

Nov 22, 2024 · Amid this isolated group was Kazuko Higa, a young woman whose presence would forever alter the lives of those around her. Known as the “Queen of Anatahan,” Higa’s …

May 15, 2017 · One of the few Japanese who remained on Anatahan was a woman of Okinawan background, Kazuko Higa, married to a man named Shoichi Higa. Concerned about his sister …

Mar 13, 2023 · Near the end of World War II (1944), a husband, Shoichi Higa, and his wife, Kazuko, were living on the island called Anatahan. They were copra farmers. Japanese lived …

In July 1950, Ms. Higa went to the beach when an American vessel appeared off shore and asked to be removed from the island. She was taken to Saipan aboard the Miss Susie and, upon …

The story of Kazuko Higa, who was stranded on an island with 32 men for 7 years, is precisely such a tale. This story, which began during World War II and continued into the post-war …

Photo 2 - Kazuko Higa, the lone woman on Anatahan, the day of her surrender, June, 1950. (N-1993.02). Photo 3 - Kazuko Higa poses with part of "rescue party" at Anatahan anchorage. Far …

Nov 26, 2023 · Kikuichiro Higa was then sent to manage the 45 Chamorro workers, and aiding him was his deputy, Shoichi Higa. He came to the Island just before World War II began, but …

During the Pacific War, after three Japanese supply ships are sunk off the shore of Anatahan, the survivors are taken in by Kikuichiro Higa and Kazuko, his live-in wife, who have a small …

Kazuko Higa was nicknamed “The Queen Bee of Anatahan” by the Japanese press and found temporary fame selling her story to newspapers and recounting it to packed theaters. After the …