She wasn't expecting to find old wartime letters dating back to the 1950s between her boyfriend's grandmother and a relative who was serving in the Korean War.

(We will only publish your name and the municipality where you live). Letters must be fewer than 300 words. The Star reserves the right to edit, condense and reject letters.

The three hand-written letters were passed down in the Murata family, a retainer family of the Choshu Domain (modern-day Yamaguchi Prefecture). One of the letters is dated Aug. 19, 1609.