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OBAMAS HIROSHIMA VISIT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2016
Obama has an opportunity to inspire in Hiroshima
Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima will be pregnant with deep symbolism that will resonate not just in Japan and America but the whole wide world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2016
The case against apologizing for the A-bombs
U.S. President Barack Obama can't apologize for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki because large numbers of Americans believe they were justified.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2016
Slim majority see no need for Obama to apologize for atomic bombs: Japan Times poll
Earlier this week The Japan Times polled its readers about U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima. A total of 1042 people from 90 countries responded to the question: "Do you think President Obama should apologize for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?"...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2016
Japanese hail Hiroshima visit, say apology not needed
On the streets of Tokyo, a majority of people reporters spoke to on Tuesday said U.S. President Barack Obama does not need to say sorry during his May 27 visit to Hiroshima.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2016
Abe may call Lower House poll, using tailwind from Obama's Hiroshima visit
Some expect Abe to call a Lower House election to coincide with a summer Upper House poll in light of Obama's Hiroshima visit.
JAPAN
May 11, 2016
Obama steps into regional spat over victimhood
A plan for the first-ever visit to Hiroshima by a sitting U.S. president was expected to draw a mixed reaction in the region, where China and South Korea have accused Japan of glossing over its actions in World War II and playing up its own victimhood.
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2016
Obama's visit to Hiroshima
President Barack Obama's planned visit to Hiroshima will no doubt have symbolic significance. Whether anything more will come of it remains to be seen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2016
Poll: Do you think Obama should apologize?
It was announced Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima later this month during the Group of 7 summit in Japan. 
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2016
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima on May 27, accompanied by Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that U.S. President Barack Obama will make a historic visit to the A-bombed city of Hiroshima on May 27.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2015
An Obama visit to Hiroshima would send the right message
A visit to Hiroshima by U.S. President Barack Obama could serve as a step toward realizing his vision of 'a world without nuclear weapons.'
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