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Exhibit traces 70-year history of Japan A-bomb victims group Nihon Hidankyo
1+ day, 7+ 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, 12+ 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…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan defense chief Koizumi visits controversial Yasukuni shrine on anniv.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (114+ words) Read full story here Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk of…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM drops "remorse," vow to renounce war in WWII anniv. speech
4+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk…...
Asian Games: Hiroshima hosts flame-lighting event for torch relay
3+ week, 3+ day ago (14+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...
Imperial Japanese Army conducted experiments on own troops: researcher
3+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) TOKYO - The Imperial Japanese Army conducted experiments on its own soldiers during the Second Sino-Japanese War, exposing troops hospitalized for mental illnesses and deemed unfit for combat to malaria-carrying mosquitoes, a researcher at Meiji Gakuin University said Monday. Military doctors…...
BREAKING NEWS: China strongly protests over Japan ministers' visits to Yasukuni shrine
4+ week, 1+ day ago (100+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk…...
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…...
Japan marks 81st anniv. of WWII end, without "remorse" in PM's address
4+ week, 1+ day ago (463+ words) TOKYO - Japan on Saturday marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledging peace while not mentioning the nation's "remorse" in her speech at a memorial held in Tokyo to mourn the war…...
N. Korea slams Japan's Yasukuni shrine visits as 'neo-militarist frenzy"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (227+ words) SEOUL - North Korea on Monday slammed Japanese politicians for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and sending ritual offerings, criticizing the move as "neo-militarist frenzy." The North issued the criticism in a commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA),…...