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Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.
Japan's leaders call for nuclear arms abolition on Hiroshima 80th anniversary
The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...
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Hiroshima at 80: As Japan’s commitment to nuclear abolition wanes, activists dig in
As the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s firsthand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in ...
Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Japan amid growing nuclear threat
Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, amid growing ...
Grandkids of men who experienced Japan A-bomb attacks work for peace 80 years later
Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two American B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...
Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a moral necessity
It is an act of historical myopia to pretend that the atomic bombings were callous. They were the cost of hard-fought peace.
Contributor: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a moral necessity
It is an act of historical myopia to pretend that the atomic bombings were callous. They were the cost of hard-fought peace.
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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...
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Japan’s dithering wartime leaders were just as harmful as European dictators, says Eri Hotta
Even General Tojo Hideki, often considered one of the most bellicose leaders of wartime Japan, and who was later executed by ...
Even Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers
Hiroshima was bombed by the American military on Aug. 6, 1945, causing the deaths of about 140,000 residents by the end of the year and bringing to a close Japan’s imperial rampage across Asia and the ...