Posts Tagged With: Hiroshima

Hiroshima Marks 66th Anniversary of Nuclear Bombing

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2011 at 5:42 am » Comments (30)

With the ongoing Fukushima crisis this years anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima is a bit different: The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the ...more »

Should the US Ambassador Have Attended the Hiroshima Memorial Ceremonies?

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2010 at 9:36 pm » Comments (11)

I don't really have a problem with this as long as the US ambassador doesn't start getting into apology mode: Today’s ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of ...more »

Remembering Hiroshima After 64 Years

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2009 at 5:12 am » Comments (2)

It has been 64 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan which ultimately led to the end of World War II. It is definitely worth your while ...more »

Japanese Man Confirmed to Have Survived Two Atomic Bombings

» by GI Korea March 27th, 2009 at 4:18 pm » Comments (2)

Talk about some bad luck: “As far as we know, it is the first time that a dual exposure to atomic bombings has been entered into an A-bomb survivor’s ID,” ...more »

Korean Atomic Bomb Survivors Sue Japanese Government, Is the US Next?

» by GI Korea March 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am » Comments (8)

It looks like the Japanese government has yet another World War II related lawsuit they are going to have to answer for: Shin Jin-tae says he lives in the unluckiest town ...more »

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

» by GI Korea August 10th, 2007 at 12:43 pm » Comments (95)

In what would become the final days of World War II, the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were destroyed by atomic bombs dropped by the US Air Force, ...more »

Decision to Drop the Nuclear Bomb on Japan

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2005 at 8:39 am » Comments (0)

Plunge has put together a great series of posts about the use of atomic weapons against Japan by the US during World War II. Here is a summary of ...more »