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BOMBINGS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2015
Japan and Kazakhstan urged to lead push for global nuclear test ban
Japan and Kazakhstan should leverage their experience as atomic bomb and nuclear testing victims when they co-chair an upcoming conference aimed at pressing eight key countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a U.N. official said recently.
EDITORIALS
Sep 22, 2015
Justice for A-bomb victims overseas
The Supreme Court issues a much-welcomed decisive ruling that atomic-bomb victims living abroad deserve full medical coverage by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2015
An Obama visit to Hiroshima would send the right message
A visit to Hiroshima by U.S. President Barack Obama could serve as a step toward realizing his vision of 'a world without nuclear weapons.'
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2015
Supreme Court rules hibakusha overseas are entitled to full medical expenses
A landmark decision means thousands of atomic bomb survivors living outside of Japan will get full health coverage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2015
Hiroshima A-bomb museum admission fees to rise next April
The fee for adults to get into the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will quadruple to ¥200 next April to help pay for preserving the Atomic Bomb Dome and other buildings, Mayor Kazumi Matsui said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2015
Nuclear disarmament needs a push
Momentum for nuclear disarmament as been on the wane, and all nations — Japan especially — should renew their efforts to end the dire threat posed by nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015
Atomic bomb survivors to attend Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony
Survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony scheduled for December in Oslo, according to the leader of a group that worked with the Norwegian Nobel Committee to arrange the visit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 26, 2015
Nagasaki survivor, 80, tells stories of war for fallen
Sakue Shimohira, an 80-year-old atomic bomb survivor in Nagasaki, is determined to continue serving as a storyteller for the sake of people who died without speaking of their agony.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015
Project to connect American youths with hibakusha winding down
Setting foot in Hiroshima in early August for the first time, Robert Croonquist expected to feel sorrow for the massive number of lives lost in the U.S. atomic bombing of the city 70 years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 15, 2015
Psychology is where real radiation risks lie
Misinformation breeds discrimination. As if it wasn't enough to experience the trauma of a nuclear bomb, many hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) also faced appalling discrimination.
JAPAN / History
Aug 12, 2015
British public horrified at Hiroshima atomic bombing, surveys reveal
Many British people were horrified by the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, according to surveys conducted in the days and weeks after the U.S. attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 11, 2015
Offspring have hard time relating hibakusha experience but have same health fears
Facing his fellow survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Atsushi Takeshita begrudgingly announced last month that his group, comprised of about 100 hibakusha, will put an end to more than 60 years of activity because its members are getting too old.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 7, 2015
Nagasaki's 'providential' nightmare shaped by religious, ethnic undercurrents
August is high season for tourism in Nagasaki. One morning last week at the Nagasaki Peace Park, the venue for an annual televised ceremony to commemorate the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city, throngs of tourists wearing name tags hanging from their necks were shuffling in and out of buses, snapping pictures in front of the iconic Peace Statue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 7, 2015
White House sounds cautious tone on possible Obama Hiroshima visit
The White House sounded cautious Thursday about the possibility of President Barack Obama visiting Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the Japanese cities attacked with atomic bombs in World War II, during his tenure.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2015
Full text of Hiroshima Peace Declaration by Mayor Kazumi Matsui
Below is the full text of the Peace Declaration delivered Thursday by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui at the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima:
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2015
Text of U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's message to memorial ceremony on A-bomb anniversary
Below is the text of a message from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon read out at the memorial ceremony in Hiroshima on the 70th anniversary Thursday of the U.S. atomic bombing:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2015
Text of Shinzo Abe's speech in Hiroshima on A-bomb anniversary
Below is the text of the speech delivered by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Thursday's memorial ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing.
JAPAN / History
Aug 6, 2015
Russia releases Soviet Embassy's on-the-ground report from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Russian Foreign Ministry has released an on-site report on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki conducted by a team sent by the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo in September 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2015
New York interfaith leaders mark 70th year since Hiroshima bombing
Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders gathered Wednesday in Manhattan to mark the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing with a ceremony featuring musicians and a survivor of the blast who now lives in New York state.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 6, 2015
Hibakusha of 'Korea's Hiroshima' still press for redress
The nuclear bomb detonated as a 16-year-old girl sat in a shanty town cradling her baby, waiting for her mother to return from selling candy.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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