At Home With James YamazakiJames Yamazaki was a doctor deployed overseas in WWII and later traveled to Nagasaki to study the effects of radiation. He spoke to us in his home in White Salmon, Washington.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Become a Sponsor1 of 7James Yamazaki talking in his kitchen with Think Out Loud host, Dave Miller, before sitting down for an hour-long interview.Allison Frost / OPB2 of 7Allison Frost / OPB3 of 7Health and wellness reminders posted on 99-year-old James Yamazaki's refrigerator door.Allison Frost / OPB4 of 7James Yamazaki explains post-WWII photographs from Nagasaki that Dave Miller looks through before the interview.Allison Frost / OPB5 of 7Dave Miller looks through pictures from Yamazaki's personal collection.Allison Frost / OPB6 of 7WWII veteran and retired pediatrician James Yamasaki treasures these pictures perhaps more than any other possession. The picture on the left of him and his wife Aki was taken shortly after they were married, and the photo on the right was taken more recently. Aki, Yamazaki's wife of nearly 80 years, died in 2014.Allison Frost / OPB7 of 7The front door of James Yamasaki's home. The 99-year-old retired pediatrician and researcher lives alone in White Salmon, Washington. His daughter lives a mile away, and she and home health care workers help Yamasaki out.Allison Frost / OPBTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Become a SponsorOPB’s First Look newsletterSign up to get important news and culture from around the Northwest, delivered to your inbox six days a week.EmailPlease leave this field blankSign Up