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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 129 (from laksa050)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa129.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260317/p2g/00m/0na/035000c\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260317/p2g/00m/0na/035000c\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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He was 88.\nMori was known for his decades-long efforts in investigating and identifying 12 American prisoners-of-war who were killed in the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated Hiroshima in the closing stages of World War II. He himself had survived the blast at age 8.\nHe garnered global attention through an emotional embrace with Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. 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Japan surrendered six days after the Nagasaki bombing, bringing an end to World War II.\nFont Size\nS\nM\nL\nPrint","attrs_markdown":"[Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu.](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/articles\/20260317\/p2g\/00m\/0na\/035000c#main)\n\nThe page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser.\n\n[![The Mainichi](https:\/\/cdn.mainichi.jp\/vol1\/images\/pc\/logo-theMainichi.png) Japan's National Daily Since 1922](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/)\n\n- [Japanese](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/)\n- [Contact Us](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/contact\/)\n\n- [Top](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/)\n- [Latest](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/latest\/)\n- [Japan](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/japan\/)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/japan\/politics\/)\n- [World](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/world\/)\n- [Business](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/business\/)\n- [Sports](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/sports\/)\n- [Science](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/science\/)\n- [Entertainment](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/entertainment\/)\n- [Opinion](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/opinion\/)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/lifestyle\/)\n- [Obituaries](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/obituaries\/)\n- [Topics](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/features\/)\n- [Photos](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/photos\/)\n- [Videos](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/videos\/)\n\n# Mori, historian and A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88\nMarch 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan)\n\n[![](https:\/\/cdn.mainichi.jp\/vol1\/2026\/03\/17\/20260317p2g00m0na034000p\/7.jpg?1)]()\n\nAtomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori. (Kyodo)\n\nHIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hiroshima, died at the weekend at a hospital in the Japanese city, his family said Tuesday. He was 88.\n\nMori was known for his decades-long efforts in investigating and identifying 12 American prisoners-of-war who were killed in the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated Hiroshima in the closing stages of World War II. He himself had survived the blast at age 8.\n\nHe garnered global attention through an emotional embrace with Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his stated intention to seek a world without nuclear weapons.\n\nMori authored the book \"The Secret History of the American POWs Killed by the Atomic Bomb,\" published in 2008, based on U.S. and Japanese official documents about the dozen U.S. soldiers who died in the atomic bombing.\n\nHis study into the American POWs, which he carried out while working for a company, won him the Kikuchi Kan Prize, a prestigious cultural award in Japan, in 2016.\n\nThe U.S. bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later are estimated to have killed around 210,000 people by the end of that year. 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(Mainichi\/Kenjiro Sato) ](https:\/\/cdn.mainichi.jp\/vol1\/2026\/03\/17\/20260317p2a00m0na015000p\/4.jpg?1) Daughter of Japanese pastor in John Hersey's 'Hiroshima' keeps on sharing memories](https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/articles\/20260317\/p2a\/00m\/0na\/016000c)\n- [![Mutsutoshi Muraoka speaks about audio analysis at Chiba Audio Communication Lab in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. 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All rights reserved.","attrs_readable_markdown":"[![](https:\/\/cdn.mainichi.jp\/vol1\/2026\/03\/17\/20260317p2g00m0na034000p\/7.jpg?1)]()\n\nAtomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori. (Kyodo)\n\nHIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hiroshima, died at the weekend at a hospital in the Japanese city, his family said Tuesday. He was 88.\n\nMori was known for his decades-long efforts in investigating and identifying 12 American prisoners-of-war who were killed in the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated Hiroshima in the closing stages of World War II. He himself had survived the blast at age 8.\n\nHe garnered global attention through an emotional embrace with Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. 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3. Robots.txt Check

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4. Spam/Ban Check

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5. Seen Status Check

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INDEXABLE

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CRAWLED

1 month ago

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ROBOTS ALLOWED

Page Info Filters

Filter	Status	Condition	Details
HTTP status	PASS	`download_http_code = 200`	HTTP 200
Age cutoff	PASS	`download_stamp > now() - 6 MONTH`	1.2 months ago
History drop	PASS	`isNull(history_drop_reason)`	No drop reason
Spam/ban	PASS	`fh_dont_index != 1 AND ml_spam_score = 0`	ml_spam_score=0
Canonical	PASS	`meta_canonical IS NULL OR = '' OR = src_unparsed`	Not set

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Property	Value
URL	https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260317/p2g/00m/0na/035000c
Last Crawled	2026-03-17 22:58:15 (1 month ago)
First Indexed	not set
HTTP Status Code	200
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Meta Title	Mori, historian and A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88 - The Mainichi
Meta Description	HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hir
Meta Canonical	null
Boilerpipe Text	Atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori. (Kyodo) HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hiroshima, died at the weekend at a hospital in the Japanese city, his family said Tuesday. He was 88. Mori was known for his decades-long efforts in investigating and identifying 12 American prisoners-of-war who were killed in the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated Hiroshima in the closing stages of World War II. He himself had survived the blast at age 8. He garnered global attention through an emotional embrace with Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his stated intention to seek a world without nuclear weapons. Mori authored the book "The Secret History of the American POWs Killed by the Atomic Bomb," published in 2008, based on U.S. and Japanese official documents about the dozen U.S. soldiers who died in the atomic bombing. His study into the American POWs, which he carried out while working for a company, won him the Kikuchi Kan Prize, a prestigious cultural award in Japan, in 2016. The U.S. bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later are estimated to have killed around 210,000 people by the end of that year. Japan surrendered six days after the Nagasaki bombing, bringing an end to World War II. Font Size S M L Print
Markdown	[Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu.](https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260317/p2g/00m/0na/035000c#main) The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser. [![The Mainichi](https://cdn.mainichi.jp/vol1/images/pc/logo-theMainichi.png) Japan's National Daily Since 1922](https://mainichi.jp/english/) - [Japanese](https://mainichi.jp/) - [Contact Us](https://mainichi.jp/english/contact/) - [Top](https://mainichi.jp/english/) - [Latest](https://mainichi.jp/english/latest/) - [Japan](https://mainichi.jp/english/japan/) - [Politics](https://mainichi.jp/english/japan/politics/) - [World](https://mainichi.jp/english/world/) - [Business](https://mainichi.jp/english/business/) - [Sports](https://mainichi.jp/english/sports/) - [Science](https://mainichi.jp/english/science/) - [Entertainment](https://mainichi.jp/english/entertainment/) - [Opinion](https://mainichi.jp/english/opinion/) - [Lifestyle](https://mainichi.jp/english/lifestyle/) - [Obituaries](https://mainichi.jp/english/obituaries/) - [Topics](https://mainichi.jp/english/features/) - [Photos](https://mainichi.jp/english/photos/) - [Videos](https://mainichi.jp/english/videos/) # Mori, historian and A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88 March 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) [![](https://cdn.mainichi.jp/vol1/2026/03/17/20260317p2g00m0na034000p/7.jpg?1)]() Atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori. (Kyodo) HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hiroshima, died at the weekend at a hospital in the Japanese city, his family said Tuesday. He was 88. Mori was known for his decades-long efforts in investigating and identifying 12 American prisoners-of-war who were killed in the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated Hiroshima in the closing stages of World War II. He himself had survived the blast at age 8. He garnered global attention through an emotional embrace with Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his stated intention to seek a world without nuclear weapons. Mori authored the book "The Secret History of the American POWs Killed by the Atomic Bomb," published in 2008, based on U.S. and Japanese official documents about the dozen U.S. soldiers who died in the atomic bombing. 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Readable Markdown	[![](https://cdn.mainichi.jp/vol1/2026/03/17/20260317p2g00m0na034000p/7.jpg?1)]() Atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori. (Kyodo) HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hiroshima, died at the weekend at a hospital in the Japanese city, his family said Tuesday. He was 88. Mori was known for his decades-long efforts in investigating and identifying 12 American prisoners-of-war who were killed in the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated Hiroshima in the closing stages of World War II. He himself had survived the blast at age 8. He garnered global attention through an emotional embrace with Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his stated intention to seek a world without nuclear weapons. Mori authored the book "The Secret History of the American POWs Killed by the Atomic Bomb," published in 2008, based on U.S. and Japanese official documents about the dozen U.S. soldiers who died in the atomic bombing. His study into the American POWs, which he carried out while working for a company, won him the Kikuchi Kan Prize, a prestigious cultural award in Japan, in 2016. The U.S. bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later are estimated to have killed around 210,000 people by the end of that year. Japan surrendered six days after the Nagasaki bombing, bringing an end to World War II. - [Font Size](https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260317/p2g/00m/0na/035000c "Font Size") - S - M - L - Print
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