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Exhibit traces 70-year history of Japan A-bomb victims group Nihon Hidankyo
1+ day, 9+ 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…...
Historical records show Japanese American role in postwar relief efforts
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) The "LARA goods," organized by the Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia, helped feed and clothe many Japanese suffering from hunger and poverty in the aftermath of World War II following Japan's defeat in 1945. Consisting largely of U.S.-based religious groups…...
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…...
Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims
4+ day, 14+ 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…...
George Takei hopes book on wartime internment will be learning opportunity
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) TOKYO - Actor and civil rights activist George Takei on Thursday spoke of the horrors of Japanese American internment camps during World War II, expressing hope that the Japanese translation of his picture book about his experiences will provide a learning…...
A-bomb victims' group Hidankyo renews no-nukes pledge ahead of 70th anniv.
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (397+ words) NAGASAKI - Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors on Saturday vowed to continue its campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, as the Nobel Peace Prize-winning group held a celebration in Nagasaki to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of its establishment. "We have…...
Outgoing Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) TOKYO - Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the first day of a three-day autumn festival at the site regarded by Japan's neighbors as a symbol of its past…...
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…...
FEATURE: Mountain find leads to forgotten WWII crash, links U.S. and Japan families
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (869+ words) MIYAZAKI, Japan - A chance discovery of a metal fragment on a mountainside in southwestern Japan led one man to uncover a forgotten wartime crash -- and reconnect grieving families from both sides of World War II. In September 1987, Hiroshi Kudo, then a…...
George Takei's children's book on wartime internment to appear in Japanese
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (914+ words) LOS ANGELES - Actor and civil rights activist George Takei is continuing to reach new audiences with the historical lessons from World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans in the United States, as his award-winning children's book on the topic is…...