The tourism approach known as “dark tourism,” which confronts the sad and heavy history of mankind, such as war, disasters and social discrimination, is receiving attention worldwide. In Fukushima Prefecture, which experienced an unprecedented...
At 8:15 am on August 6, 1945, the bomb dropped by the Enola Gay exploded over the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of people. Although most of the deaths and injuries were due to the burns from heat...
War can have devastating impacts on people and societies and have lasting consequences. In Japan’s case, World War II was the most impactful conflict in its modern history, having profound effects on the country’s development in the decades since...
Since the end of World War II, Japan has officially been a pacifist nation. Article 9 of the Japanese constitution renounces the nation’s right to use war to settle international disputes. There have been attempts to reform the constitution and...