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Story of bombing on Japan's last day in WWII

AKITA, Japan - Hisaharu Sasaki, professor emeritus at Akita University, in August 2014 holds "Hamanasu ha mita," a cartoon story based on the U.S. bombing of the Tsuchizaki region of Akita City, northeastern Japan, on the night of Aug. 14 and early Aug. 15, 1945, in the city. Japan's unconditional surrender in WWII was announced on Aug. 15, 1945.

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Ex-Supreme Court Justice Kidoguchi dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Former Supreme Court Justice Hisaharu Kidoguchi (file photo) died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital Jan. 7, his family said Jan. 8. He was 88. Kidoguchi served as a Supreme Court justice between 1982 and 1986.

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Ex-Supreme Court Justice Kidoguchi dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Former Supreme Court Justice Hisaharu Kidoguchi (file photo) died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital Jan. 7, his family said Jan. 8. He was 88. Kidoguchi served as a Supreme Court justice between 1982 and 1986. (Kyodo)

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Story of bombing on Japan's last day in WWII

AKITA, Japan - Hisaharu Sasaki, professor emeritus at Akita University, in August 2014 holds "Hamanasu ha mita," a cartoon story based on the U.S. bombing of the Tsuchizaki region of Akita City, northeastern Japan, on the night of Aug. 14 and early Aug. 15, 1945, in the city. Japan's unconditional surrender in WWII was announced on Aug. 15, 1945. (Kyodo)