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Nagasaki Mayor Warns Of ‘Crisis’ On Atom Bomb Anniversary

Bells rang out and doves were released during the sombre memorial at Nagasaki’s Peace Park STR Text size Nuclear weapons present a “tangible and present crisis” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of Nagasaki said Tuesday, the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing that destroyed the Japanese city. On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was […]

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Duluth Mayor to accept historic letter from sister city in Japan

DULUTH, MN. (KBJR 6) –Mayor Emily Larson will be presented with a letter from 1954 on Tuesday. It will be presented by Barbara Auerbach, the daughter of former Duluth Mayor George D. Johnson. The letter was sent to Johnson by the mayor of Ohara, Japan in 1954. The letter is about the Japanese Peace Bell’s […]

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