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BAREFOOT GEN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2023
'Barefoot Gen' manga removal from Hiroshima program sparks backlash
The manga, which centers on the life of elementary schooler Gen, is based in part on the experiences of its late creator Keiji Nakazawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jan 23, 2016
Barefoot Gen
With the recent announcement by North Korean authorities that they had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, Keiji Nakazawa's classic anti-nuclear manga, "Barefoot Gen," once again deserves a full reading — both for newcomers or for those revisiting its brilliance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2015
A-bomb manga 'Barefoot Gen' published in Arabic in Egypt
An Arabic version of “Hadashi no Gen” (“Barefoot Gen”), the noted manga series about the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiu00adrou00adshiu00adma, has recently been published in Egypt.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2014
Original 'Barefoot Gen' manga on atomic bombings goes on display
A gallery in Saitama Prefecture is holding a special exhibition of original drawings from a famous manga to mark the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 14, 2013
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JAPAN
Aug 26, 2013
Matsue drops request to curb student access to A-bomb manga
The Matsue education board decided Monday to retract its request to limit student access to the comic book "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen") amid reports that sales of manga are soaring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 24, 2013
It only takes one 'Barefoot' step to cross the line into censorship
If you want people to pay attention to a point you're making, try to bring the subject of children into the debate. Right now, the media is discussing a decision made by the board of education of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to limit student access to the manga "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)," first published in 1973 and translated into 20 languages. It chronicles the life of a boy in Hiroshima around the time of the 1945 atomic bombings and contains scenes of violence that the board deems too strong for children. However, the Asahi Shimbun reports that the decision actually "stems from the complaint of one citizen" who specifically objects to depictions of atrocities carried out by Japanese soldiers, which the citizen claims never happened.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2013
Board's request to restrict 'Barefoot Gen' assailed
The Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, board of education is bent on covering up negative aspects of Japan's wartime history, as evidenced by its decision to have local elementary and junior high schools curb student access to the longtime iconic anti-war manga "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), experts said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2013
Don't curb 'Barefoot Gen': Matsue principals
After the Matsue board of education caused a stir last week by restricting student access to an iconic manga about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and other wartime cruelties, it said Thursday that 44 of 49 school principals polled in the city wanted the curbs lifted.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2013
Matsue restricts student access to 'Barefoot Gen' A-bomb manga
Claiming it contains too many violent images, the education board of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, has asked all its public elementary and junior high schools to limit pupils' access to "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), the manga series by the late Keiji Nakazawa that depicts the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2013
'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th birthday
"Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), a manga series by the late Keiji Nakazawa, marks the 40th anniversary of its publication this year, reminding both child and adult readers alike of the horrors of nuclear warfare.

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