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On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the small island nation of Japan—the only time a nuclear …
A few weeks ago, I awoke in the middle of the night and heard President Obama’s familiar voice. I hadn’t planned on listening in real …
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I was born in Japan. My birth name is Murase Ichiro [村瀬一郎]. My obaachan proposed “Ichiro”—a name not uncommon for a first-born male, but she …
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