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Thai Military Leadership Moves To Guarantee Permanent Political Role

7:07pm May 27, 2016

by Michael Sullivan

Once upon a time, democracy in Thailand was the envy of its Southeast Asian neighbors. But since a coup in 2014, critics say the regime is digging in with a new constitution that will guarantee the military a permanent role in Thai politics.

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North Korea Linked To Cyber Attacks On Asian Banks

6:34pm May 27, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Cybersecurity researchers are linking a recent spate of attacks against Asian banks to North Korea. The digital security firm Symantec says the recent breaches in Asia have identical lines of malicious software deployed in the high profile attack against Sony Pictures in 2014. The FBI has tied North Korea to the Sony attack.

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Obama Advances Vision Of Nuclear-Free Future At Hiroshima Peace Memorial

5:50pm May 27, 2016

by Elise Hu

NPR looks at the significance of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima at the conclusion of his last trip to Japan as president. It was the first visit by a sitting U.S. president since an American warplane bombed the city during World War II.

Examining Obama's Nuclear Legacy

5:50pm May 27, 2016

by Philip Ewing

In Hiroshima, Obama plans to update his vision for ridding the world of nuclear weapons. Nuclear doves say they're underwhelmed with Obama's record on reducing the size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

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Americans React To Obama's Speech In Hiroshima, Japan

4:31pm May 27, 2016

In a speech at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan on Friday, President Obama said the world had "a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history," and pursue a world without nuclear weapons. Across the U.S., Americans reacted to the president's speech.

Kikue Takagi, left, narrowly survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing as a schoolgirl. She's now 83. Her second cousin is U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from southern California. His grandparents and parents were all placed in U.S. internment camps in Wor

A Survivor's Tale: How Hiroshima Shaped A Japanese-American Family

9:21am May 27, 2016

by Greg Myre

Kikue Takagi narrowly survived the atomic bomb that killed her classmates. Soon after she moved to California, where she worked for many years at Disneyland. Now in her 80s, she's back in Hiroshima.

President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lay wreaths at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Friday.

Obama Makes Historic Visit To Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park

8:22am May 27, 2016

by Elise Hu

Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the city destroyed by an American atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II.

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A First By A Sitting U.S. President: Obama Goes to Hiroshima

7:50am May 27, 2016

Hiroshima was destroyed in the first atomic bomb attack. Morning Edition talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and Elise Hu and Sheila Smith, expert in Japanese politics with the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Obama Visits Hiroshima, Which Symbolizes Atomic Age Horrors

7:49am May 27, 2016

Morning Edition talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and Elise Hu, Sheila Smith of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rep. Mark Takano of California and Kikue Takagi who survived the attack on Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima Survivor Recalls Bombing In Fight To Achieve Nuclear Disarmament

7:59pm May 26, 2016

On Aug. 6, 1945, Setsuko Thurlow was a 13-year-old girl living in Hiroshima, Japan. Thurlow survived the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima that day and has since become an activist for nuclear disarmament. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Thurlow about her experience and her reaction to President Obama's visit to Hiroshima.

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