OPINION: Japan's destiny as A-bomb victim was reconciliation with U.S.

In May 2016 when I was Japan's ambassador to the United States, then U.S. President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, while in December of that same year then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Hawaii's Pearl Harbor.These locations represented both the start and end points, albeit in reverse, of the tragic war between the two countries, and the mutual visits by the respective leaders were seen as a symbol of reconciliation.For two former enemies to carry out the rituals of political reconciliation, it takes time to yield results of "substance."With increased engagement and investment …READ FULL ARTICLE