True Stories from Japan: From Nagasaki to the Netherlands
February 13, 2017Author: Alexander Hoare
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog, True Stories from Japan
I have devoted the majority of my adult life to the study and understanding of Japanese history, arts, and politics. I do not hide my deep interest in Japan, which is why my friends and family were baffled when I announced that I would be moving to the Netherlands in the summer of 2015.
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Sasakawa USA Fellow Daniel Bob comments on Obama’s Hiroshima visit
June 7, 2016Author: Al Jazeera's The Stream
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA’s Senior Fellow and Director of Programs Daniel Bob appeared on Al Jazeera’s The Stream on May 26 as one of several guests to speak on President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima. The conversation ranged from issues of nuclear disarmament to opinions on whether Obama should apologize for using the world’s first nuclear bombs.
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Kerry’s visit to Hiroshima shows strength of U.S.-Japan alliance
April 12, 2016Author: Mainichi Shimbun
Categories: In the News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit this week to Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park is symbolic of the friendship between the two nations and the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance, Sasakawa USA’s Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said in an April 12 article in the Mainichi Shimbun. Below is the English-language version of the interview: “The
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