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The city of Nagasaki will hold the ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing indoors on Wednesday this year due to approaching Typhoon Khanun.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2023
Typhoons push Nagasaki atomic bombing ceremony indoors
The Wednesday event to mark the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki will be observed at the Dejime Messe Nagasaki convention center due to the typhoon.
Family legacy successor Kento Ogata, who tells the story of his grandfather Shozo Matsubara, an atomic-bomb survivor, in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on July 8
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2023
A-bomb survivors' kin rush to preserve family histories
An initiative launched by the city of Hiroshima allows relatives to pass on the experiences of surviving hibakusha.
The aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in the closing days of World War II
JAPAN / History
Aug 5, 2023
Smithsonian museum plans to show photos of A-bomb aftermath
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, however, does not currently plan to present photos or personal belongs of the bombing victims.
Signboards for the movies “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” at a theater in Los Angeles 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2023
'Barbenheimer' highlights U.S. ignorance of nuclear reality
The “Barbenheimer” craze shows the U.S. education system needs work and Americans need lessons on nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in May.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2023
Japan's vision of nuke-free world in focus ahead of anniversaries
The tension between Tokyo's lofty goals and realpolitik necessities has made any move toward nuclear disarmament largely elusive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 3, 2023
Nagasaki island divided over survey on hosting nuclear waste disposal site
Some residents are expressing hopes for regional development — mindful that the city will receive a large subsidy if it proceeds with the move.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2023
U.S. facility that made fuel for Nagasaki A-bomb harmed health, residents say
Declassified papers show the complex contaminated the surrounding farmland, air, farm animals, and crops with unsafe levels of radiation for years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Jun 11, 2023
Villa del Nido: Local produce, Italian technique, volcanic backdrop
Tucked away among the smallholdings of a rural community in Unzen City, it seems an unlikely setting for Villa del Nido’s sophisticated, Italian-accented, farm-to-table cuisine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2023
Japan's top court admits role in loss of important trial records
In a report over the discarding of the records, the Supreme Court admitted its failure to give sufficient instructions to courts across the country on record preservation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2023
Former bureaucrat wins Nagasaki mayoral race in unified polls
Elsewhere, in Hyogo Prefecture, Ryosuke Takashima, a 26-year-old independent candidate, won the Ashiya mayoral race, becoming the country's youngest mayor ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023
Japan set to approve first casino resort in Osaka
The central government will hold a task force meeting as early as Friday, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and relevant ministers are expected to approve the plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
Biden unlikely to visit Nagasaki during Japan trip for G7, sources say
Scheduling conflicts have made it unlikely that Biden will visit the atomic bomb-hit city, disappointing citizens who hoped for his trip.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2023
Supreme Court finalizes ruling to keep Isahaya Bay gates closed
The decision effectively ends a protracted legal battle between the central government and local fishers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023
Hiroshima and Nagasaki push for nuclear war focus at G7 summit
The two cities' mayors met with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel earlier in the day and requested that U.S. President Joe Biden visit Nagasaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023
Recount with digital map leads to doubling of listed Japanese islands
The huge increase resulting from improved accuracy with the digitalization of maps is unlikely to change the size of Japanese territory or territorial waters, a source has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2023
Nagasaki prefecture will not appeal damages for sexually harassed U.S. teacher
The victim said she suffered mental anguish due to sexual harassment by a vice principal and an assistant language teacher in separate incidents in 2016 and 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023
Two dead and nine missing after ship sinks between Japan and South Korea
The Jin Tian sent a distress signal late on Tuesday evening from a position around 110 kilometers west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo islands in far southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2023
Nagasaki Prefecture ordered to pay damages to U.S. woman over harassment
A Nagasaki court ordered the local government to pay ¥500,000 to an American woman who said she had suffered mental anguish due to sexual harassment by a vice principal and a male colleague.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2022
Japan designates 58 locations as sites linked to national security
The 58 sites designated under the law to regulate the use of land for national security purposes are remote border islands and areas near Self-Defense Force facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2022
Japan and U.S. eyeing Biden visit to Nagasaki in 2023
The G7 summit, to be held from May 19 to 21, will be hosted by Kishida, who represents a constituency in Hiroshima.

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