
Books Sep 1, 2018
'Yokohama Burning': Destruction, massacre and tornadoes of fire
by Matthew Hernon
One of the most fascinating and controversial books about the Great Kanto Earthquake is Joshua Hammer's 2006 release "Yokohama Burning," in which the former bureau chief for Newsweek magazine suggests a link between the national response to the 1923 disaster and Japan's descent into ...