Legacy

Recently, the Japanese Minister of Defense commented that the atomic bombing of Nagasaki "could not be helped."

Asahi Shimbun editorial

I'm not sure what else I can say. The whole thing is overwhelming. I've been to Hiroshima, to the museum, and it's still overwhelming. Being in Japan now is sobering, some days. Walking around Hiroshima, I wanted to walk up to everyone I saw and apologize. No, I'm not sure if any Japanese people want to do that when they go to Hawaii, or China, or Korea. But the utter, immediate, ungodly devastation of that weapon... twice.

my haiku from the day of my visit