Bond Between St. Paul and Nagasaki Grew Out of Citizen Diplomacy

Bond between St. Paul and Nagasaki grew out of citizen diplomacy

This month, on the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, we remember. We must never forget what happened on Aug. 9, 1945. We also celebrate the 70th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Nagasaki and St. Paul. I reflect. A clock stopped at 11:02 a.m., and a photo of a mother breastfeeding her child shortly after the bomb exploded. Those sites from the Atomic Bomb Museum are forever ingrained in my memor…

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima? - LewRockwell

On August 6, 2025, the world marked the 80th anniversary of the American destruction of Hiroshima. As in decades past, Hiroshima Day served to honor the first victims of atomic warfare and to reaffirm the enduring promise that their suffering would not be in vain, that they and the residents of Nagasaki, devastated three days later in 1945, would be the last places to endure such a fate. Within that commemorative framework, Hiroshima has been ef…

Montreal ceremony remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki after 80 years

The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal hosted a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to remember the 150,000 to 200,000 people killed in 1945.

Remember the horror to stop mutual destruction

At this time of year, I normally write about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is in remembrance of the total horror - but necessity - of the use of atom bombs to force the ending of the Second World War. This year is their 80th anniversary.