Writers in Kyoto

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Langdon Warner and Kyoto: Error or Deception? (pt. 1)

  • By Joseph Cronin
For many years it was widely believed in Japan that Kyoto was spared heavy bombing in 1945 due to the efforts of one man, the Harvard University lecturer Langdon Warner. Joseph Cronin explains what happened.

Henry L. Stimson and His Visits to Kyoto in 1926 and 1929 (Part 2 of 2)

  • By Joseph Cronin
The second part of an investigation into the man credited with saving Kyoto from the atom bomb.

Henry L. Stimson and His Visits to Kyoto in 1926 and 1929 (Part 1 of 2)

  • By Joseph Cronin
The man who saved Kyoto from the atom bomb and his connection to the city.

Report on Talk by Timon Screech: “New Light on Nikko: The Cult of Tokugawa Ieyasu as Great Avatar”

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Report on a talk on Japanese history.

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