August 6, 2015 – Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb (BBC) August 6, 2015 Memorials and Museums A ceremony, attended by PM Shinzo Abe, was held at Hiroshima’s memorial park before thousands of lanterns are released on the city’s Motoyasu river. Please Share This Tweet Like Plus one Pin It Related Posts March 30, 2015 – “No room for ‘snubbed’ Japanese war veteran at Iwo Jima memorial service” (The Guardian) "One of only a handful of Japanese veterans who survived the battle of Iwo Jima… March 22, 2015 – “Sailing into Starvation Island: 70 years after the end of World War II, Peace Boat visits Guadalcanal” (National Geographic) "Our generation, people over 60, often heard of Guadalcanal,” said Nakagawa Harumi from Nagoya who… March 20, 2015 – “Seoul house becomes museum highlighting the plight of second world war ‘comfort women'” (Dezeen) "Corralled in an empty room, visitors observe a moment of silence before being guided through…
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