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Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the small island nation of Japan—the only time a ...

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Hiroshima and Obama: His Soaring Rhetoric and the Difficulties of Winning Peace

A few weeks ago, I awoke in the middle of the night and heard President Obama’s familiar voice. I hadn’t planned on listening ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #3 — Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?

Don't Call Me Michael!

I was born in Japan. My birth name is Murase Ichiro [村瀬一郎]. My obaachan proposed “Ichiro”—a name not uncommon for a first-born male, but ...