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NAGASAKI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2017
NGO chief believes reference to hibakusha will stay in text of treaty banning nuclear arms
The head of a nongovernmental organization pursuing nuclear abolition believes the reference to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain in the final text of an envisaged treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2017
Ban treaty offers chance for a world free of nuclear arms
Nearly 130 states are participating in U.N. negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons, but nuclear-weapons states and nuclear-dependent states, including Japan, are not among their number.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jun 3, 2017
'Nagasaki: The British Experience, 1854-1945': Loving portrait of a storied city
Nagasaki is something of an outlier in Japanese history. While the country closed itself off from external influence between the 1630s and 1853, this western port remained partially exempt, a crack through which people, ideas and products could pass. Today, the city retains its cosmopolitan attitude...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2017
Eight held for allegedly smuggling in 206 kg of gold to Saga port
Five Japanese and three Chinese men were arrested Thursday for allegedly smuggling 206 kg of gold by ship into a port in Kyushu, law enforcement authorities said. If verified, it would be Japan's largest gold-smuggling case ever.
JAPAN
May 23, 2017
Draft of nuke ban treaty references atomic bomb victims
The head of U.N. negotiations aimed at banning nuclear weapons released a first draft of a treaty on Monday that includes references to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Tight schedule to keep Obama from visiting Nagasaki for August peace conference
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will not travel to Nagasaki in August to attend a peace conference there, officials of the organizer said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 9, 2017
Hiroshima mayor wants U.N. chief to attend nuclear disarmament conference in August
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui has called on U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres to take part in a peace conference to be held in Nagasaki in August.
JAPAN
May 6, 2017
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors call for progress in nuclear disarmament talks
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called Friday for progress in discussions on nuclear disarmament within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2017
Dutch-themed park to offer sleeping capsules that drift to isle of attractions
Imagine what it's like to lie on a bed in a floating capsule and look into the stars while it drifts to a desert island overnight. That's the experience a major theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture plans to offer by the end of this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2017
Children of Nagasaki A-bomb survivors take the government to court over lack of support
Children of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors sued the central government Monday over a lack of financial support, following a similar suit filed by second-generation hibakusha in Hiroshima last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2017
Japan to ask UNESCO to list remote islands, Christian sites
The government said Thursday it will submit a proposal to add a number of islands and several places linked to the history of Japan's persecuted Christians to UNESCO's list of natural and cultural World Heritage sites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2016
Japan's Prince Hisahito visits Nagasaki atomic bomb sites
Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko took their 10-year-old son Prince Hisahito, third in line to the Chrysanthemum throne, to see relics of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
Regions hop on casino bandwagon, but move blasted amid gambling addiction fears
As the Liberal Democratic Party and conservative opposition's Nippon Ishin no Kai rush to pass legislation to legalize casino gambling, regional governments from Hokkaido to Kyushu, which see it as a potential gold mine for local revenue and jobs, are making plans to host such facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 23, 2016
Nagasaki Prefecture and city agree to host lab for handling deadly pathogens
The governments notify Nagasaki University of their intention to work to set up a certified laboratory to handle lethal diseases.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2016
German President Gauck visits Nagasaki, meets hibakusha
German President Joachim Gauck on Friday made his first visit to Nagasaki, one of the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings at the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2016
Government to fund safety measures at top-level Nagasaki germ lab
The government said Thursday it was prepared to provide a host of safety measures in return for Nagasaki authorities backing plans for a new biosafety laboratory in the prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2016
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors want Trump to visit their A-bombed cities
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki invited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to the Japanese cities devastated by the atomic bombings at the end of World War II in a letter they jointly sent him.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Japan-India pact puts economic gain before disarmament: critics
The government signed a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with India on Friday, disappointing A-bomb survivors and others who say it goes against Japan's stated goal of global nuclear disarmament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016
Hiroshima, Nagasaki issue invitations to U.S. President-elect Trump
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were devastated by U.S. atomic bombs during World War II, have called on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to visit their cities.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2016
New, fuel-efficient MSDF destroyer Asahi launched in Nagasaki
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's newest destroyer was christened the Asahi and launched Wednesday at a shipyard in Nagasaki.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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