Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence.
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a historian but best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died. He was 88.
From Hiroshima to Hope
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Approximately 1,500 people gathered on Green Lake’s northwest shore on Aug. 6 to honor the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and […]