
Books / Reviews | RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN Apr 21, 2018
'Hiroshima Boy': Mas Arai takes a well-deserved bow in the saga's final mystery
by Mark Schreiber
Masao "Mas" Arai, a humble gardener from Southern California, is a righteous dude. Carrying the ashes of his lifelong friend and fellow hibakusha (A-bomb survivor) Haruo Mukai, the 86-year-old Arai arrives for what he realizes will be his last visit to Japan.