Japanese navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor

Looking back: Takimoto, who was a Japan Navy aircraft mechanic during the Pearl Harbor attack, posing for a portrait at his home in Osaka. — AFP

Osaka: Navy aircraft mechanic Kuniyoshi Takimoto watched as Japanese planes roared off the aircraft carrier Hiryu to attack Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.

The shock assault 75 years ago on Wednesday in Hawaii sparked patriotic celebration in Japan but left Takimoto feeling uneasy.