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“I was told that Clark Gable had been there, also. He was a gunner.” When his combat tour concluded, Evans stayed in Europe to train other pilots. Returning home in 1945, he was in California when the Japanese surrendered following the atomic bombings...
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The plan, formulated by the governor and a group of former government officials and academics from the United Nations, United States, Australia and Japan sets forth a central role for Hiroshima as a global peace hub to, among other things, support a...
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Keita Hiroshima of Japan flips mid-jump during training for the World Cup Freestyle Men's moguls competition in Calgary January 28, 2012. View Photo »
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I was moved by the Australian people. (Prime Minister Julia Gillard) visited Japan after the earthquake and Australian people are very good to Japan. Hiroshima has a strong association with war and I would like to make this a peace visit.
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The Jerk If America has been killing “everybody” in the Near East, how did we miss you? THE_JERK You might have a valid argument IF; you separate America and the US government out as two Independent entities Stoic one, our country, our responsibility. ...
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Mazda to Feature Smart City Brake Support Advanced Safety Technology in All-New Mazda CX-5 Crossover SUV
Street InsiderFeb 13, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has developed an advanced safety technology called Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), which helps a driver to avoid a frontal collision when driving at low speeds in the city or in slow traffic. The...
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The two-day attack on Dresden has remained the center of lasting controversy over the legitimacy of carpet-bombing. It killed roughly 25,000 people and destroyed some 13 square miles of the city as part of the Allied effort to bolster Soviet troops...
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PATSCHERKOFEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 15: Seiya Hiroshima of Japan skis in the Mens Super Combined event during the Winter Youth Olympic Games on January 15, 2012 in Patscherkofel, Austria. View Photo »
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Hitagachu, founder of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum spoke to M. Mukhopadhyay about that disastrous moment when the A-bomb fell Shinichi, a three-year-old from Hiroshima, loved to ride his tricycle. On evening, he was riding near his house, when...
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When he tells the story of what happened 40 years ago, however, he can become a 13-year-old on the spot--suddenly springing from a chair to strike a military pose, demonstrating a march step, or hunching down like a shortstop. In his office he sang the...
About Hiroshima
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The Japanese city of Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi?) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan's islands. Geographical location 34°23′07″N, 132°27′19″E (City Hall). It is most known throughout the world as the first city in history subjected to nuclear warfare with... Full Article
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PATSCHERKOFEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 15: Seiya Hiroshima of Japan skis in the Mens Super Combined event during the Winter Youth Olympic Games on January 15, 2012 in Patscherkofel, Austria.
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PATSCHERKOFEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 14: Seiya Hiroshima of Japan at the finish of the Alpine Skiing Men's Super-G race on January 14, 2012 in Patscherkofel, Austria.
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Japan's Seiya Hiroshima speeds down the course during the men's alpine skiing super G race at the first winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck January 14, 2012.
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In this undated photo released by Hiroshima Prefectural Police, Chinese convict Li Guolin who bolted from a penitentiary in Hiroshima Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 clad only in his underwear is shown. Police found Li, who was serving a 23-year sentence for attempted murder, near an...
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The Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture Hidehiko Yuzaki is interviewed by AFP as he visits Washington on November 10, 2011, promoting his 'Hiroshima for Global Peace' plan, which calls for worldwide nuclear disarmament and efforts to promote conflict resolution.'Hiroshima has been known as...
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Volunteers of a group from Hiroshima City work to remove radioactive substances from a fishing boat in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 24, 2011. The group, formed in August, includes former nuclear power plant workers and survivors of the 1945 U.S....
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Tadanari Lee #9 of Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks on before the J.League match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan.
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Petrovic,coach of Sanfrecce Hiroshima directions during the J.League match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan.
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Mujiri #10 of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2L) celebrates first goal with teammates during the J.League match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan.
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Toshihiro Aoyama #6 of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (L) and Hiroyuki Taniguchi #29 of Yokohama F.Marinos compete for the ball during the J.League match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium on October 15, 2011 in...
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Policemen escort protesters at an anti-nuclear march in Hiroshima August 6, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed on Saturday to challenge the "myth of safety" of nuclear power while marking the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a city that has now started questioning...
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People walk past the landmark Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 on the eve of the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing.
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Journalists gather around Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 the area in Hiroshima where Chinese convict Li Guolin was captured after bolting from a penitentiary Wednesday clad only in his underwear. Police found Li, who was serving a 23-year sentence for attempted murder, near an elementary school...
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A shadow falls on the moon as it undergoes a total lunar eclipse as seen from Hiroshima, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on December 10, 2011. The moon started to go dark on December 10, during the last total lunar eclipse until 2014, with the best views available in Asia...
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In this photo released by Royal Danish Embassy in Japan, Danish Prince Joachim, left, offers a prayer upon laying a wreath of flowers to the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Joachim is in Japan for an...
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In this photo released by Royal Danish Embassy in Japan, Danish Prince Joachim, center, carries a wreath of flowers to the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Joachim is in Japan for an official visit until...
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Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (C) arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu May 16, 2011. The government of Nepal has decided to confer the first Gautam Buddha International Peace Award jointly to the mayors of the Japanese cities'...
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Yuji Ono #10 of Yokohama F.Marinos reacts after the J.League match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan.
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In this photo taken Saturday, April 16, 2011, Hiroshima University professor Kenji Kamiya gives a lecture on radiation exposure risk management in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Thousands had to evacuate the area surrounding the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power...
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Hiroshima University Professor Kenji Kamiya speaks in his lecture in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Kamiya, who has been appointed a health risk adviser to Fukushima prefecture, met with about 250 education officials to explain that...
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Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase, left, celebrates with catcher Motonobu Tanishige after their 5-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp in their Central League baseball game in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. Iwase recorded his 24th save of the season in the game to become...
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Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase poses with a bouquet of flowers after posting his 300th carrier save in a Central League baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. Iwase became the first pitcher in Japanese baseball to reach 300...
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Employees of Hiroshima city measure the width of a hole in the ground which blew out water, in Hiroshima 25 March 2001, after a deadly earthquake rocked Hiroshima and the surrounding area 24 March. Two women were killed and at least 148 people injured in a the powerful earthquake...
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Anti-war activists display a banner during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2011 marking the 66th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. During the final stages of World War II in 1945, US conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of...
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A mother and her children hold lanterns in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome to pray for atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima on August 5, 2011. The western Japanese city will mark the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic attack on August 6.
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PATSCHERKOFEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 15: Seiya Hiroshima of Japan skis in the Mens Super Combined event during the Winter Youth Olympic Games on January 15, 2012 in Patscherkofel, Austria.
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