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 12, 2015 – “Two ‘comfort women’ statues to be erected in South Korean city” (Japan Times) "Two groups related to South Korea and China are jointly planning to put up statues… March 29, 2015 – “Osamu Tezuka on war and peace” (Yomiuri) "Tezuka (1928-1989) experienced a large-scale air raid in Osaka when he was working at a…
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