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As Japan Marks Atomic Bomb Anniversaries, Postwar Military Taboos Break Amid Threats From China, North Korea
August 7, 2023
Japan is this week marking the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, which killed hundreds of thousands of civilians and brought an end to World War II. Japan’s postwar constitution curtailed its armed forces and renounced war as a right of the nation. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from Hiroshima, growing threats from neighboring China and North Korea have a prompted a radical change of course.
CategoryEast Asia
Content TypePackage
LanguageEnglish
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
Topic Tags Japan
NetworkVOA
Expiration DateSeptember 6, 2023 08:18 EDT
Embargo DateAugust 7, 2023 08:24 EDT
BylineHenry Ridgwell
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English