By MINAMI ENDO/ Staff Writer
August 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
A photo taken two hours before the accident in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 21, 2001. People’s faces have been blurred for privacy reasons. (From the accident survey report)
Whenever someone thanks firefighter Yuta Ushuku, he can't help recalling the stampede that killed 11 spectators at a fireworks show on a crowded footbridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, 20 years ago. [Read More]
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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.
