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Fear Sharpens in Japan That Hiroshima's Lessons Are Fading By JONATHAN SOBLE As President Obama prepares to visit, the Asian country's aversion to war is being challenged by a conservative movement led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

At Hiroshima, Obama Faces Difficult Choices By MOTOKO RICH More than 70 years later, the bombing still evokes powerful emotions and the visit will not make everyone happy.

Obama, in Japan, Emphasizes Lingering Threat of Nuclear War By GARDINER HARRIS The president said that Hiroshima was not just a reminder of the toll of World War II, but also that "that the job's not done in reducing conflict."

Okinawa Murder Case Tests U.S.-Japan Ties Before Obama Visit By RICK GLADSTONE The arrest of an American in connection with the killing of a Japanese woman has escalated into a crisis that may complicate the Pentagon's operations in Okinawa.