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A Hiroshima story

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May 19th 2016
I've held this story in a long time-since 1983 to be exact. It just wasn't a topic that came up in conversation often but now, with President Obama heading to Japan and all the talk about should he apologize for the US dropping the atomic bomb, it seemed like the right time to share it. Let me tell you how my husband and I ended up going to Japan. In the early 1980's we hosted many Japanese hig ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more