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95Top Ten Places to Visit in Japan
Mount Fuji. Japan’s highest mountain (3776 meters, 12,377’) is unquestionably the country’s most iconic natural landmark. Photographed in all seasons from all angles, its near perfect cone is climbed by one quarter million people yearly,...
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91Were Dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan in World War 2 Justified?
At six o'clock in the morning on the seventh day of December 1941, the Japanese led an air attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the United States. The Japanese reasoning was they did not like that President Roosevelt had banned all of our exports of...
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85Facts of Japan - Top 10 Places to Visit
1.Ginza District Ginza district is one of the special places to go in Japan. It is the upscale area and it is full of elegant cafes, designer boutiques, dining restaurants and department stores. This is one of the most luxurious and expensive...
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85A Japanese Bonsai Gift To Americans
A very special bonsai was more than three hundred years old when Masaru Yamaki presented it to the American people as part of a bi-centennial gift from Japan. The White Pine had survived many wars since taken from the wild on Shrine Island...
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83Hiroshima Bombing Affects
The Affects of the Atomic Bomb on the People of Hiroshima The morning of August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan did not begin in any exceptional way; in fact, the people had no idea that they were about to be...
83Hiroshima - the first atomic bomb attack
Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.
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79Hiroshima and the Nuclear Bomb and the Moral and Ethical Issues presented
In my opinion, the Hiroshima bombing was a terrible occurrence. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died because of its affects – both immediate and ongoing – and as such it should be remembered and looked back upon with a certain degree of empathy towards to Japanese.
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80Japan's 47 Prefectures: Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture is a place well known for its history in World War II. Inside are facts, pictures, and the top five (plus more!) things to do in this natural and historical place.
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79The USA’s Use of Nuclear Weapons During World War Two
Is the use of nuclear weapons on Japan justifiable? What are the reasons behind this choice? What are the impacts? Here are the answers.
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80History and Memory in John Bodnar's "Remaking America"
After reading the various essays in Michael Hogan’sHiroshima in History and Memory, as well as John Bodnar’sRemaking America, I am writing a short review of Bodnar and how it relates to the theme of Hiroshima in Hogan. Any student of history can appreciate the ideas and themes expressed in both of these books, and they are recommended for any history fan who enjoys learning about the idea of public history and how it is shaped by the media and the majority.
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