Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.
July 29, 2020 at 13:44 JST
A white wall bearing marks of “black rain” that fell in Hiroshima soon after the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, is exhibited at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The falling rain is black and viscous and heavy like mud. The ominous precipitation drenches 20-year-old Yasuko while she is in a small boat on her way back to downtown Hiroshima. The black stains left by the rain just cannot be washed off, no matter how hard she tries. [Read More]
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