Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims and survivors

Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims and survivors

The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, on 6 August at 8:15 in the morning. "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki by the Bockscar, on ...

Group, Tragedy, Japan

8 memorials
Takayuki Hori

Takayuki Hori

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Kaoru Inoue

Kaoru Inoue

Became a student at UCL in 1863.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Masaru Inoue

Masaru Inoue

Became a student at UCL in 1863.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Hirobumi Ito

Hirobumi Ito

Became a student at UCL in 1863. The picture source gives details of his assasination by a Korean nationalist. Picture source gives details of this.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Japan-British Culture Memorial Club

Japan-British Culture Memorial Club

We can find no information about this group so we guess it was short-lived and dis-banded once the memorial was unveiled.

Group, Community / Clubs, History, Japan

1 memorial
First Japanese students

First Japanese students

In 1863 five noblemen of the Choshu clan left Japan to study at UCL. No one from Japan had previously studied outside their own country and they had to keep their departure hidden from the governme...

Group, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Japan Society in Britain

Japan Society in Britain

From the picture source: "The Japan Society is the leading  independent body in the United Kingdom dedicated to the enhancement of the British-Japanese relationship. With a history stretching back ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Japan

2 memorials
Hiroshi Kitamura

Hiroshi Kitamura

Japanese ambassador to the UK in 1993.  Before that ambassador to Canada.  We thank Shelton Chen for permission to use his picture of Kitamura.

Person, Politics & Administration, Japan

1 memorial
Hisanari Machida

Hisanari Machida

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
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