Tag - atomic-bombings

 
 

ATOMIC BOMBINGS

JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 27, 2021
Hiroshima hibakusha have won their 'black rain' lawsuit. This is how they got there.
The government has decided not to appeal a landmark ruling that extends benefits to A-bomb victims affected by fallout outside of a government-designated area.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2021
IOC president's Hiroshima visit fuels speculation about his true intent
A trip that's officially being made to send a message of peace has instead stirred controversy amid the pandemic and raised questions about Thomas Bach's real purpose.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2021
When a WWII bombardier found his humanity
When we talked that day, I learned much about my friend's actions during the war — conduct that made me admire him even more than I did before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2021
Japan Times 1921: Crown Prince urges peace for world
While on tour in Europe a century ago, the man who would become Emperor Hirohito delivers a speech on world peace.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 5, 2021
How a Georgian diplomat won hearts and minds in Japan
At the heart of his unusual connection with Japan is one local medical practitioner whom he feels forever indebted to.

Longform

Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan