Japan: 62 Years Later, Still Remembering
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On the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many bloggers found
themselves this week reflecting on the history of how World War Two came to a close, on the way that this history is viewed and taught within their own country, and on the connections between this
history and current events. In the United States, a new uncensored HBO documentary, which features testimonial from
survivors of the bombing (hibakusha), promises to re-open debate on the motivations for use of the atomic bomb; the anniversary was the topic of discussion in other English-language media shows in as well. Meanwhile, in Japan, the Nagasaki Broadcasting Company has posted translated interviews with survivors of the atomic bombing, interviews which, as one blogger has noted, everyone owes it to themself to read.Interview with director Steven Okazaki about his documentary White light, black rainThe continuing relevance of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese political affairs was highlighted just a few weeks ago when former Defense Minister Kyuma Fumio made his famous statement that the bombing “could not have been helped”. The statement caused an uproar which culminated in his eventual resignation.This week, bloggers in Japan and across the world discussed the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Blogger k2-s describes their experiences as a kid hearing stories about the bombing:
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Following Hiroshima a few days ago, today is the day when the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. In a few days it will be the anniversary commemorating
the end of the war.When I was a kid, I heard a lot about the war from my grandfather and other family relatives. Stories about how, during aerial attacks, they would take refuge in air-raid
shelters; about machine gun fire flying right by their eyes; about their own home burning down; and about seeing people die right there in front of them.Walking in the city, [you could see]
people who had returned from the south — people with arms missing, legs missing — repeatedly pleading for things from people going to the city.
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Outside of town, there were the remains of air raid shelters in every nook and cranny.And then also, when this time of year approached, it seems
to me that everybody thought much much more about the war, and about peace, than they do now. As the time since the war increases, it’s natural that the number of people who experienced it
decreases, and peoples’ memories [of the events] move further into the distance, nothing can really be done about this.But now as well, it’s a fact that somewhere in the world
there are gory things going on, so we should not forget. It is the role of adults to take care and transmit to children the story of what happened, is it not?
Aftermath of the atomic bombing of HiroshimaBlogger sana, who just recently moved to Hiroshima, explains however that conveying this story has been very difficult in the past:
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On television, on the occasion of the anniversary of the atomic bombings [of Hiroshima and Nagasaki], they are broadcasting a variety of documentaries.
I had thought that the victims of the atomic bombings had been actively involved in opposition to atomic bombs.
But actually this is not the case.
60 years have passed since the dropping of the atomic bombs, and finally they are now able to talk about the atomic bombing.
Up until now, they had been sealing themselves off, talked about it neither to friends, nor to acquaintances, nor to family members.
In knowing about it but not being able to talk to anybody for so many years, I think that they must have caught a glimpse of true sadness.
I had thought that the victims of the atomic bombings had been actively involved in opposition to atomic bombs.
But actually this is not the case.
60 years have passed since the dropping of the atomic bombs, and finally they are now able to talk about the atomic bombing.
Up until now, they had been sealing themselves off, talked about it neither to friends, nor to acquaintances, nor to family members.
In knowing about it but not being able to talk to anybody for so many years, I think that they must have caught a glimpse of true sadness.
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As the victims of the atom bombing reach an average age of 74 years, transmitting their message to the next generation becomes increasingly difficult.
For this reason, knowing that these things must be said,
with tears in their eyes, [the victims] spoke about the feelings that they had buried and their experiences from the day of the bombing.
There are many people who did this.
For this reason, knowing that these things must be said,
with tears in their eyes, [the victims] spoke about the feelings that they had buried and their experiences from the day of the bombing.
There are many people who did this.
Atomic bombing of NagasakiOne of these people was quoted in a blog post at komonet describing their experience:
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“Classmates that I had played together with one day suddenly died. The many rivers where we used to play became filled with [the bodies of] people who
had been searching for water to quench their thirst.
But I survived. Even now, however, I am still not able to sort out inside me the sad thoughts and the feelings of regret I have that my childhood friends could not live to be here with me today.
These things were so horrible that up until now I didn’t have the courage to speak about them. However, I must talk to all of you, to whom the future is entrusted.”
While the quotes above focus on the Japanese perspective, there were also some bloggers who asked about the experience of Americans. One blogger
describes the experience of hosting a home stay student from the U.S.:But I survived. Even now, however, I am still not able to sort out inside me the sad thoughts and the feelings of regret I have that my childhood friends could not live to be here with me today.
These things were so horrible that up until now I didn’t have the courage to speak about them. However, I must talk to all of you, to whom the future is entrusted.”
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Just right now, an American student named Charlie is staying with us on a home stay program. In the news on the 6th, the anniversary of the atomic bombing
of Hiroshima, under the title “The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima”, topics [were brought up] such as: what kind of information appears about this in American textbooks? I heard that
Charlie only recently learned about the fact that America dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In America, up until now they have handled the issue of the atomic bombing by simply listing
it as a fact. However, since the 9-11 terrorist attacks, they are now also debating the question of why it was necessary to drop the bombs.
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However, from what I hear, the majority opinion clings to the view that the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved more people than it
victimized. I sensed again in this case that education, depending on who is being taught and how they are being taught, can be very different. When I think that young people are being taught that, for
America, the dropping of the bomb was a courageous decision, I am appalled. What is even more appalling is that these students are not being taught how many people lost their lives in an instant as a
result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and that there are still today people struggling with mental and physical scars and aftereffects. However, when I heard from Charlie that he had
doubts about the atomic bombing, and also about the invasion of Iraq, I felt that there is hope.
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It was when I went to study abroad in America that I became aware, for the first time, that Japanese people had done terrible things during the time that
Japan had invaded and occupied places like the Korean peninsula and China. It is a considerable shock to go to a foreign country and become acquainted, for the first time, with the dark side of your
home country. I am pretty sure that Charlie had the same kind of thoughts in this case.
Finally, in a post entitled “Nuclear weapons: the
crisis in the modern age (æ ¸å…µå™¨â€"ç¾ä»£ã®å±æ©Ÿ)“,
blogger Niphonese relates the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to talk in the U.S. of using nuclear weapons against Iran:æ ¸å…µå™¨ã®é•æ³•æ€§ã ã¨ã‹ï¼Œåºƒå³¶ã‚„é•·å´Žã¸ã®åŽŸçˆ†æŠ•ä¸‹ã¯æ£å½"ã ã£ãŸã‹å¦ã‹ã¨ã‹ï¼Œãã†ã„ã†è«–è°ã‚‚大ã„ã«çµæ§‹ãªã®ã ãŒï¼Œã‚‚ã†å°'ã-ç¾ä»£ã®ã‚¢ã‚¯ãƒãƒ¥ã‚¢ãƒ«ãªå•é¡Œã«ç›®ã‚'å'ã'ã¦ã‚‚ã„ã„ã®ã§ã¯ãªã„ã ã‚ã†ã‹ã€‚#174;アクãƒãƒ¥ã‚¢ãƒ«ãªå•é¡Œã«ç›®ã‚'å'ã'ã¦ã‚‚ã„ã„ã®ã§ã¯ãªã„ã ã‚ã†ã‹ã€‚
The illegality of nuclear weapons, whether the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justifiable or not, these debates are all well and
fine, but wouldn’t it be good if we turned our eyes a little bit more toward actual problems of the modern age?
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Above all, as tension between America and Iran increases over Iran’s “nuclear development”, we need to recall that the Bush administration
has been dangling [the possibility of] a preemptive nuclear strike and intimidating Iran. How many people in this country, the “only country to have been the victim of atomic bombs”, have
any sense of the crisis in this military scheme, this scheme which can only be called madness? Apart from those active in anti-nuclear campaigns, most people have an attitude that is close to
indifference.
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