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Empress Masako turns 62, reflects on peace after WWII memorial visits
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (529+ words) TOKYO - Japan's Empress Masako marked her 62nd birthday on Tuesday by reflecting on the importance of peace after a year that included visits to World War II memorial sites and an official trip to Mongolia with Emperor Naruhito. Having spent this…...
BREAKING NEWS: Nobel Prize A-bomb survivors slam Japan bid to review non-nuke principles
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (121+ words) Read full story here Abuse of "zombie cigarettes" on rise in southern Japan FEATURE: Japanese child sex tourists contributing to lost generation of girls in Laos China, Japan fail to bridge gap over PM Takaichi's Taiwan comments Support rate for…...
Nobel-winning A-bomb survivors slam Japan over non-nuke principle review
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group which received the Nobel Peace Prize last year, on Thursday issued a statement slamming Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's bid to review the nation's three non-nuclear principles. Nobel-winning A-bomb survivors slam Japan over…...
Exhibit traces 70-year history of Japan A-bomb victims group Nihon Hidankyo
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (416+ words) TOKYO - An exhibition currently being held in Tokyo traces the history of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, to commemorate the 70th year since its founding and shine light on its existence. The exhibition is open to the…...
Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (132+ words) Is the official estimate of Korean deaths from the atomic bombing accurate?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Keinosuke Taga, Toma MochRead full story here Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims Is…...
A forgotten chapter: The stories of Allied POWs in Nagasaki during the atomic bombing
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) NAGASAKI, Japan - Hundreds of prisoners of war from Allied countries were held at brutal Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago. Their presence during the Aug. 9, 1945, bombing is little known, and family and…...
Taiwanese actor apologizes over Japan national treasure vandalism
1+ week, 2+ day ago (222+ words) TAIPEI - A Taiwanese actor and TV host who was summarily indicted earlier this week over the defacement of a treasured stone monument at a western Japan temple apologized on Thursday, expressing deep remorse for causing trouble and harm to the…...
Asian Games: Hiroshima hosts flame-lighting event for torch relay
3+ week, 3+ day ago (14+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...
FEATURE: Historian reveals new insights from WWII aerial footage
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (794+ words) TOKYO - Aerial warfare historian Yusuke Orita was thrilled when his decade-long effort to collect and analyze U.S. military war film footage led him to uncover a rare color segment showing Japan's famed battleship Yamato under attack in 1945. As the task of…...
A-bomb victims' group calls for world free of nukes on its 70th anniversary
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (18+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...