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Seeing Japanese American Heritage Through Ansel Adams’s Lens

Seeing Japanese American Heritage Through Ansel Adams’s Lens Seeing Japanese American Heritage Through Ansel Adams’s Lens

A photographer excavates personal history through reconstruction of Adams's World War II photographs of Japanese Americans interned at the Manzanar Relocation Center.

Nov 29, 2023 / Photo Essay / Joseph Maida

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Gender Inequality Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis in Japan Gender Inequality Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis in Japan

For many Japanese women, social isolation stems from deep economic problems and social inequalities that the Ministry of Loneliness will never address.

Jul 10, 2023 / Karina Piser

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Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy

Readers offer further insights on the former Japanese prime minister's vexed relationship with history.

Sep 27, 2022 / Our Readers

Hiroshima Anniversary

The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—and the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—and the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It

Seventy years after the bombing, will Americans face the brutal truth?

Aug 6, 2015 / Gar Alperovitz

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