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 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… April 11, 2015 – “The Enola Gay: A Minor Mystery, Solved!” (NYTimes) "In the 1980s, the Smithsonian began restoring the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the… March 13, 2015 – “Taiwan Rebuffs China’s Suggestion of Joint World War II Commemoration” (VoA) "Taiwan has declined China’s pitch for joint participation in activities to mark the 70th anniversary…
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March 13, 2015 – “Taiwan Rebuffs China’s Suggestion of Joint World War II Commemoration” (VoA) "Taiwan has declined China’s pitch for joint participation in activities to mark the 70th anniversary…