“Where in Japan are you from?’ “I am from Hiroshima.” “Aaah, a very historical city” my father said. “And I was there at a very historical time” she replied. Silence fell across the dinner table, the weight of what was unsaid heavy on all those who understood. She had prepared an extraordinary feast of ‘sukiyaki’, each piece of thinly sliced meat placed perfectly uniform on the platter, the seafood arranged as if there was a mathematical grid guiding the layout. Obscure mushr