Hiroshima

There is a magical place to walk for the good of my soul and desk-sitting legs on the outskirts of Hiroshima city called Mitaki-dera. …

The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World — by Lesley M.M. Blume A fascinating genesis story of the greatest scoop of all time. I was always interested in the terrifying history of first atomic bombs and destruction of two Japanese cities that ended the Second World War. I read the original John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” article a few years…

Why it’s a bad idea to ban books that make students uncomfortable. I spent a couple of years back in the 1990s working for a small tutoring company in Seattle. The job was to help teenagers academically, but some needed more. …

Blue-eyed and blond lives matter Matter a lot I would say Enola Gay and her Little Boy Were both Blue-eyed and blond I daresay

The world teeters on the brinks it faces And few are those who dare to speak 2 Unleashing of a storm of doomsday weapons Is the biggest threat Bigger than the devastations of global warming 3 Some said Tesla outpaced Einstein when it came to understanding things He still speaks…

Peace Memorial Park is the literal and figurative heart of Hiroshima, as I was privileged to learn over the course of a four-year stay in the city. During many a busy lunch hour, I would cycle downtown from the translation agency where I was working, grab a takeout sandwich or…

Ator e diretor Rogério Nagai, coordenador do projeto Sobreviventes pela Paz, participa de homenagem às Vítimas do Holocausto Uma data em homenagem e memória às mais de seis milhões de vítimas do Holocausto. No dia 27/01 (Dia Internacional em Memória as Vítimas do Holocausto), o diretor Rogério Nagai, idealizador do…