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Tag: atomic bomb

Two Peaces (Travelogue Part 6- Nagasaki- Hiroshima)

Sep 20, 2019 The Worlds Outside

I liked Korea. It wasn’t just the rich, easily accessible street food, or the strong coffee. It wasn’t just the suprising boisterousness of daily life-

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A Survivor’s Story

May 10, 2019 The Worlds Outside

with many thanks to Kazuhiko, whom I spoke to at Hiroshima Social Book Cafe, Dohashicho (near Dobashi streetcar station).

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Reconstructions

Nov 1, 2018 The Worlds Outside

Hiroshima has a castle. Perched atop a musha-gaeshi (the Japanese equivalent of a motte) and surrounded by an network of enclosed maru (courtyards, or baileys

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Forgetting to Remember

Oct 25, 2018 The Worlds Outside

‘I apologised for human sinfulness, to nobody in particular’–   Shinsaku Koguchi, A-bomb survivor (account of August 6th, 1945) You probably haven’t heard of Paul Tibbets,

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Ten Thousand Lanterns

Aug 10, 2018 The Worlds Outside

At 8:15 AM on August 6th, 1945, the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing 80,000 people in minutes and levelling the city.

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