The short story novel, "The cat called Mari." No10 by Seiji Ninomiya

After the battle of Midway, Japan became inferior to U.S.
1945, U.S. made air raids into many cities in Japan.
People talked about each other, "Japan will lost the war before long."
Ken wished every day, "Please finish the War."
Mari loved Ken deeply. She was always besaides Ken.
Neigbor talked about each other, "Mari is Ken's wife."
Mari became very popular among them.
After air raids, People lost everything.But they never lost their hopes.
They believed Japan's recovery.