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 9, 2015 – “Deadly wartime firebombings of Tokyo and other Japanese cities largely ignored” (Asahi) "On March 10, 1945, U.S. B-29 bombers flew over Tokyo in the dead of night,… 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… March 19, 2015 – “Comfort women statue proposal riles group of Japanese Canadians in Burnaby” (Burnaby Now) 'Comfort women' issue a controversy in Canada too: "Tina Rafferty, a Japanese-Canadian resident, spoke with…
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