Some people criticize Japan for celebrating America’s 250th anniversary, saying it’s humiliating after what happened in Hiroshima.
But look at Hiroshima today.
The city was completely destroyed, yet it has risen again into a vibrant, peaceful place.
We chose not to let hatred define our future. Instead, we built a strong friendship with the United States — one based on mutual respect and shared values.
Remembering the past is important.
But staying trapped in it forever is not strength. Moving forward while refusing to repeat the mistakes of history — that is what Hiroshima represents today.
As an autistic person, for me, masking has never been about pleasing people. It has been about keeping myself safe from the consequences of displeasing people.
No Japanese person forgets Hiroshima.
No Japanese person forgets Nagasaki.
But that doesn’t mean I’m going to look at an American kid, student, tourist, or friend living today and aim 80-year-old hatred at them.
Some people see that and say, “Japan is just bowing down to America.”
No.
We simply don’t mistake endless hatred for pride.
Remembering the past and being ruled by the past are not the same thing.
And if you can’t even understand something that basic, maybe that’s why your country is still stuck behind.
Memory loss from depression and trauma is so underrated. Like, I did not forget on purpose, but my brain just decided to hit delete on random conversations, days, and sometimes an entire phase of my life.
People talk about sadness, crying, and anxiety, but no one really talks about how your memory just starts glitching. You re-read chats like, "Did I really say that?" You forget things you should remember, and it's not even in a funny, "Oh, I'm grateful I don't remember," way. It's more like, "Why do I feel like my brain is constantly buffering?"
And the worst part is, you start questioning yourself, like, "Am I overreacting? Did it actually happen? Was it even that bad?" Because when your memory goes away, your sense of reality kind of goes with it.
But yeah, sure. Let's keep pretending healing is all about drinking water, journaling, and going for a walk..
A man's wife was murdered in Japan in 1999. Satoru Takaba spent the next 26 years paying $145k in rent to keep the crime scene completely untouched, believing future DNA technology would catch the killer.
He was right.
o povo brasileiro pode ser o que for mais sempre tem alguns que fazem a diferença eu achei essa atitude da mulher muito linda , futebol é competição , parabens japao por essa torcida linda