Michelle Ye Hee Lee
@myhlee.bsky.social
Washington Post Tokyo/Seoul Bureau Chief, covering Japan, the two Koreas and beyond. Mom to two needy cats & a rambunctious golden retriever. michelle.lee@washpost.com
Wedding in Canada comes with late-night poutine bar to replenish calories burned during dancing 🇨🇦
August 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Wedding in Canada comes with late-night poutine bar to replenish calories burned during dancing 🇨🇦
After the bombing, skin melted off people’s bodies like zombies. Black rain fell, carrying radioactive ash and causing radiation burns, leaving permanent deformities in those who survived it.
August 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
After the bombing, skin melted off people’s bodies like zombies. Black rain fell, carrying radioactive ash and causing radiation burns, leaving permanent deformities in those who survived it.
In both cities, survivors of the bombing — called hibakusha — have dedicated their lives to making sure the world doesn’t forget the horrors of nuclear war. Like Yasuko Kondo, 84, who was 4 when the bomb fell. She was just 3.5 km from the hypocenter in Hiroshima. www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp?p=139875
August 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In both cities, survivors of the bombing — called hibakusha — have dedicated their lives to making sure the world doesn’t forget the horrors of nuclear war. Like Yasuko Kondo, 84, who was 4 when the bomb fell. She was just 3.5 km from the hypocenter in Hiroshima. www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp?p=139875