A close-up of a plum (ume) blossom in Tokyo, Japan. As the weather warmed last month, Japan enjoyed its renowned sakura (cherry blossom) season earlier than usual, leading many people to venture outdoors and have a hanami—flower viewing party—in mid-March. Although the sakura are widely considered Japan’s most famous flower, there are a […]
Author: oliver-trapnell
Where Nuclear Survivors Tell Their Stories
Views on nuclear issues are voiced strongly in Japan, where nuclear devastation has had a direct impact on thousands of lives not only in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima, but also in cases such as the Daigo FukuryÅ« Maru, the Number Five Lucky Dragon fishing boat whose story inspired the Godzilla movies.  The […]