THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 20, 2021 at 16:49 JST
Many people gather at a square in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district in Shinjuku Ward at 8:28 p.m. on April 19. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.