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...rare occasions when Japanese discuss World War II, they usually speak of their own victimization by the militarists who led the country into battle and by the Americans who bombed their cities. Japan's brutal aggression is ignored. But last week, at a ceremony marking the 46th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the city's mayor, Takashi Hiraoka, for the first time apologized for the pain Japan caused. Noting that the "horror" began with its 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, he said, "Japan inflicted great suffering on the peoples of Asia and the Pacific during its reign of colonial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: Sing a Sorry Song | 8/19/1991 | See Source »

...Harvard men's lightweight crew is going to Henley. The Crimson earned the right to pad its frequent-flier miles with an impressive victory at the 46th annual Eastern Sprints in Worcester...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exhilaration, Angst, Glory And Suffering in 1990-91 | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

Although it would be premature to write off the Crimson for the season, Sunday's third-place finish in the 46th annual Eastern Sprints in Worcester extended the Crimson's winless streak to three and broke the team's three-year reign as Sprints champion...

Author: By Sean Becker, | Title: Heavyweight Crew Places 3rd in Eastern Sprints | 5/15/1991 | See Source »

According to Barrett, Massachusetts ranks a dismal 46th out of 50 states in aid provided to communities from the state government...

Author: By Yin Y. Nawaday, | Title: Sen. Barrett Calls for a Longer School Year | 5/1/1991 | See Source »

...showed up again in its favorite city, Beirut. Rene Moawad, President of Lebanon for only 17 days and the embodiment of a fragile new attempt at peace, was decapitated when a remote-controlled bomb, hidden in a shuttered shop, exploded as his motorcade passed by after ceremonies marking the 46th anniversary of Lebanon's independence. The estimated 550 lbs. of explosives tore trees out by their roots, hurled the engine block of Moawad's armored Mercedes 50 yards, shattered windows a mile away and raised a cloud of brown smoke over the city. In all, 24 people, including nine civilians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon A Bomb Aimed at Peace | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

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