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Media watch: The roots of Nihon Hidankyo are not just in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but in Tokyo too

When the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, better known as Nihon Hidankyo in Japan, won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, there were probably quite a few Japanese who were unfamiliar with the group, which represents survivors—hibakusha—of … Continue reading

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Media watch: SAS response to flight attendant’s plea transcends “customer service”

‘Tis the season, as they say, and in that light we thought we’d offer something positive in this space for a change, and where better to look in the Japanese media than Asahi Shimbun’s Mado column, which usually covers heartwarming … Continue reading

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