The Japan Times
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On Aug. 9, 1945, 17-year-old Koichi Tagawa survived the Nagasaki bombing and began a diary. His words captured the fire, the loss and the moment he became an orphan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/history/nagasaki-nuclear-bomb-diary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #nuclearweapons