The lessons of Himeyuri
In the week we remember Hiroshima, I want to take you to a school in Okinawa. It made me think differently about war, nationalism – and the bomb
A shorter blog this week. A warning: it contains some distressing details. This remains a blog about travel and tourism, both of which are pleasant and humane things. But sometimes that agenda butts up against far darker forces.
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