George Takei meets students using drama and journalism to keep the legacy of Hiroshima alive. In addition, Takei visits The Hiroshima Archive in Tokyo, where Google Earth is used to pinpoint Hiroshima survivors.
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22 comments
are they also being thought about the atrocities of the imperial army during the ww2? are they being thought about the real reason why they are bombed instead of Germany? japan didnt get bombed away for nothing. in my country the Philippines A lot of women were raped, private parts mutilated and murdered in unimaginable fashion by the Japanese occupiers, children being thrown in the air and stabbed with bayonet. people being lined up to be shot dead at once etc.
The U.S. would never have bombed Italy if they had the option. But they had to do it to Japan.
I'm so impressed that George Takei speaks fluent Japanese. The majority of the 3rd generation Japanese Americans cannot speak Japanese except a few words.
Thank you George for not forgetting your roots with Japan. We are so blessed to have a renowned, intelligent actor descended from our country Japan… 私も平和を願います。
I am thankful for George Takei
I believe the rest of us should learn something very important about these people who are doing their best to keep history alive. What strikes me the most is the fact that they don't seem to feel hate or the desire of revenge. Why is that? Because all around us, at least here in America (the continent) we are taught to seek revenge if someone comes and do us harm. My sincere respect to all those who chose life over hatred, without forgetting the past. Thank you George for your video. It's a great material to use in my class.
I visited to Funairi High School. Very emotional.
PLEASE ensure that the shows are captioned in a proper way George! You started so well in the beginning and now it is again the retarded automatic captioning from YouTube.
Automatic captioning is NOT a good solution at all! True, it can be decent with some speakers, but even then it glitches and mangles words.
So please, provide good human created captions.
Thanks in advance from many deaf and hard of hearing watchers.
All of this has been so interesting. Thank you for sharing your journey!
I took a group of students from Texas to Japan on an educational tour and we visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On the train to Hiroshima we made paper cranes to hang in the glass cases at the memorial.
Aw come on George, you know there's another wall with the names of over 10,000 US and British troops the Japanese murdered, tortured and victimized .
Did you forget about that wall Georgie?
thx takei
One Fukushima scares me much more than 100 Hiroshimas
Always an inspiration Takei-san.
Another amazing episode. As an American living in Japan, I am amazed to see the complete lack of racism towards people from my home country. My wife's grandmother was a survivor and she saw her, at the time, 5 year old son gunned down by an American soldier right in front of her during WWII. When I met her, I was afraid that she would hate me because I am American but it was the complete opposite. It is remarkable how the Japanese can not judge everyone by the actions of a few. I wish Americans would learn from their example.
Beautifully done again George Takei! As ljmasternoob indicated? A broader view on this history should also be told here in the US,and across the world for that matter-wherever there is an atmosphere of violence,so such a travesty will never be repeated.
George I love what you are doing. No one should ever forget the past or else how would we learn from it. 🙂
We need to do a better job passing this story on in the USA so we don't repeat history.
Thank you George for sharing your personal connection to this horrific event.
This has been an enlightening series. As someone who's knowledge of this event is limited to books in history class it has really caused me to think of the long lasting effects of such a monumental decision on the part of US in their effort to win the war. It gives me hope that these young people are keeping the stories alive of those that survived and that this will keep leaders in the future from making such a harmful and devastating choice. Thank you, George.
Well done this is by far the best out of your Takei's Take videos.
Wow…. I must see that kickstart project!
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