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A fact from Nagaoka Nobuko appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 March 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that Japanese pianist Nagaoka Nobuko, a child prodigy called an "absolute genius", was killed in the final American firebombing of Tokyo? Source: Child prodigy, "genius", and manner of death in Yamamoto Takashi. Leo Sirota: The Pianist Who Loved Japan, p. 182 (Quote: "Beate [Sirota Gordon] once told me this about Nagaoka: 'She was an absolute genius.' [...] Such a pure and sensitive girl prodigy [...]"); final firebombing: Sams, Richard. Inferno on the Omotesando: The Great Yamanote Air Raid (Quote: "May 25th is the 70th anniversary of the Great Yamanote Air Raid. This was the fifth and final low-altitude night incendiary raid on urban areas of Tokyo by the US Army Air Forces.")
ALT1: ... that Japanese pianist Nagaoka Nobuko, considered one of the most talented pianists of her generation, was killed in the American bombing of Tokyo? Source: Yamamoto Takashi. Leo Sirota: The Pianist Who Loved Japan, p. 182
@CurryTime7-24: Good article. AGF on Japanese and offline sources. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)