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more about #isseymiyake more comments → Caitfish: I would love for Obama to visit Hiroshima on Universal Peace Day. I would love to visit Hiroshima on Universal Peace Day. I saw a documentary call... more » Spacegirl goes home: One of the best documentaries I've ever seen is White Light, Black Rain, about the bombings and the Hibakusha (survivors). I can't recommend it enough... more » thegogglesdonothing: I'm no neocon, but it bears mention that recent history seems to indicate that the best deterrent to nuclear war is a democratic system of governance.... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: "The reason that I hate the atomic bomb is because of what it does to the dignity of human beings." Tsutomu Yamaguchi (Go read his wiki page). more » Schm: A while ago I read an absolutely gut-wrenching account of a woman who survived the Hiroshima attack. It's here: http://www.voanews.com/english/archiv... more » thenewtwenties: What a dashing man! His work is very ethereal too- I'm surprised to hear about his Hiroshima experiences. more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I'm actually tearing up. This is a subject I tried to avoid when I taught in Japan-- not very successfully, might I add. The English book I taught f... more » morninggloria: We only recently elected a president who can pronounce the word "nuclear" correctly. Baby steps, Mr. Miyake. more » cate3710: "...including one man, 93-year-old Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived Little Boy while on a business trip, and returned home to Nagasaki just in time to ... more » sara-without-an-h: I was reading an essay on German physicists and their reaction when Americans created an atom bomb, and one of them wrote that "war crimes are only fo... more » Penny_Esq: Am I the only person who doesn't understand why the US apparently has the moral authority to tell OTHER countries not to develop nukes while simultane... more » deeemer: Here's a question: We're simply reducing our nuclear weapons, right? How many freaking nuclear missiles do we have stockpiled? more » -
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Hiroshima Survivor, Designer Issey Miyake Gives Disarmament Message
Legendary avant-garde fashion designer Issey Miyake was 7 years old when the U.S. dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the city where he was born. Miyake has never publicly discussed the events of August 6, 1945. Until now. More »
