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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Episode 29 (final episode) End of the series

川井 龍介

For about a year, we have been following the life and achievements of Shinichi Kato, who was active in both Japan and the U.S. Born in Hiroshima in 1900 and dying in his hometown in 1982, Kato was a man of action who lived through the 20th century to the …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

The 28th Endless Journey for World Peace

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Write a letter to the UN Secretary-General Shinichi Kato, who traveled around the world calling for a "World Federation" and "Global Citizenship," attended the first Global Citizenship World Assembly held in San Francisco in July 1975. In January of the following year, he sent a letter to then UN Secretary-General …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Vol. 27 From Japan to the World

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It is often said that people visit Zenkoji Temple by being pulled by a cow, but this time I was able to visit the world's hidden gem, "Nepal." This was also thanks to a "global citizen" rather than a "cow." I have never had any interest in conventions that tend …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Part 26: Becoming a Global Citizen

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From what I have gathered in Japan, the only people who have met Kato, who was born in 1900, are his nephew, Mr. Yoshida, and two others who live near his parents' home, and in the United States there is only one other person, the Hiroshima Prefectural Association in Los …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

25th Appeal for the Construction of a World Federation

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Kato Shinichi, a journalist of action, left behind few written works. I searched for "Kato Shinichi" in the "Peace Database" of the "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum" in my hometown of Hiroshima to see if there were any writings left by him. I found some of Kato's writings among his books …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

No. 24: Contributions to the Hiroshima North American Club

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I want to spend my final days in Japan During his second stay in America, Kato Shinichi compiled "A Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" in 1961 as editor-in-chief of the New Japan America Newspaper Company, before leaving the company and returning to Japan in 1970. Looking …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

#23 Back to America

川井 龍介

Kato Shinichi, who served as Secretary General of the World Federalist Asian Conference held in Hiroshima in November 1952 and as Secretary General of the Hiroshima Prefectural Headquarters of the United Nations Association of Japan, gave up his position in the peace movement in Japan and returned to the United …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Part 22: Working on the peace movement in Hiroshima…

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At the request of the governor, he also became the prefectural public relations committee chairman. After the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States, Kato Shinichi returned to his hometown of Hiroshima on a Japanese-American exchange ship and became a reporter for the Chugoku Shimbun newspaper, where he …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

#21: Demonstrating his abilities but leaving the company

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In my previous article, I mentioned that in April 1946, almost eight months after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Kato Shinichi appears in footage of Hiroshima city taken by the U.S. military. The filming was reported in the Chugoku Shimbun newspaper at the time. The April 16th issue …

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

#20 In the footage shot in America

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About a month after the atomic bombing, Kato Shinichi acted as an interpreter and guide for Dr. Marcel Junod, the chief representative of the Red Cross in Japan, who visited Hiroshima. On November 1, he was appointed chief of the political department, and in February of the following year, 1946, …

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