Today is the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of 広島 (Hiroshima, Japan).
And every year on August 6th in Hiroshima and August 9th in Nagasaki, there are peace ceremonies to remember those who died in the bombing and to hope for a future with no more nuclear weapons…or even war.
But today’s peace ceremony in Hiroshima and the one in Nagasaki on next Monday will be different because the American ambassador to Japan will attend the ceremonies…which will be the first time an American government official attended them.
A photo of the floating lanterns at the Peace Ceremony in Hiroshima a few years ago.
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In other news, a Japanese version of the Hollywood hit movie “Ghost” (that starred Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze) is due to be in theaters in Japan this coming November.
A promo poster for the original U.S. movie "Ghost".
The Japanese remake movie will be titled “Love And Soul” and will star Korean actor Song Seung Hun and Japanese actress Nanako Matsushima.
Song Seung Hun and Nanako Matsushima
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And also, the Japanese college national baseball team traveled to America to play the U.S. college national team.
The U.S. team beat Japan with a score of 4 – 2.
Tokyo Five 
I wrote this post one year ago. It’s now 2011 August 6th…the sixty-sixth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
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