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Hiroshima: A-Bombed City Used to Be ‘Military Capital'; People Recall Victory Parades, Pro-War Sentiment

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By Daiki Komatsu and Hitomi Nakayasu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

12:44 JST, July 28, 2025

HIROSHIMA — The city of Hiroshima, known throughout the world for its advocacy of peace, once was a “military capital,” where people thrilled to see soldiers heading to the battlefield. Locals were involved in the manufacture of warships and weapons, too.

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