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  • May 2008

    • Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 9, 08 5:23 AM CDT

      Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima

      A US Marine was convicted of "wrongful sexual misconduct" with a 19-year-old Japanese woman, but was acquitted of the more serious charge of rape, reports CNN. The Marine, 20, is one of four accused of attacking the woman in Hiroshima. The case was heard by an American military court amid mounting anger over the US military presence in Japan after Japanese authorities decided not to press charges. More »

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      Japan  • rape  • US Marine Corps  • Hiroshima

  • March 2008
  • November 2007

    • Hiroshima Bomb Pilot Dead at 92

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 3:19 PM CDT

      Hiroshima Bomb Pilot Dead at 92

      The commander and pilot of the B-29 that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945—the first military use of nuclear weapons—died today, the Associated Press reports. Paul Tibbets was 92, and requested no funeral or headstone for fear that they might attract anti-nuclear protesters. Tibbets always said he had no regrets about the mission. More »

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      Japan  • obituary  • nuclear weapons  • World War II  • Nagasaki  • atomic bomb  • Hiroshima

  • July 2007

    • Japanese Pol Resigns Over A-Bomb Gaffe

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 3, 07 8:08 AM CDT

      Japanese Pol Resigns Over A-Bomb Gaffe

      Japan's defense minister has resigned in a storm of protest over remarks he made last weekend that the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified. Fumio Kyuma said he understood the US decision to drop the bombs, and that "it couldn't be helped." He also suggested that the abrupt end to the war was better for Japan, the AP reports. More »

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      Japan  • Nagasaki  • atomic bomb  • Hiroshima

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