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FOCUS: Japan Has Few Cards to Play 1 Month after Putin's Isle Visit
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (361+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed northwestern Pacific island a month ago. Japan has lodged a strong protest following Putin's Aug. 13 visit to the island of…...
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…...
Wider images revealed in Hiroshima, Nagasaki atomic bomb documentary | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (283+ words) NHK has learned that a documentary film showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the immediate aftermath of the August 1945 atomic bombings contains scenes with a wider field of view than previously known. The documentary "Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima…...
Japan should not tell Russia which monuments to erect — Kremlin aide
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (117+ words) Vladimir Medinsky said the lessons of history should be remembered - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section â- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section â - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section â - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section â - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto…...
Sports legend who survived nuclear bomb blast thanks to hero mum dies aged 86
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (317+ words) Atomic bombing survivor Isao Harimoto has died Isao Harimoto, one of Japanese baseball's greatest ever hitters, has died aged 86. His life was shaped by extraordinary survival - he lived through the Hiroshima atomic bombing after his mother shielded him and one…...
Equal Earth Map Row: Japanese Government Calls for Changes in Map & Protests Depiction of Islands Linked to Russia Dispute
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (341+ words) Equal Earth Map Row: The UN recently released a new map called the Equal Earth. Now, Japan’s government has pointed out that the map depicts Russia as well as some disputed islands in the same colour & also demanded some changes....
Japanese backlash over M??ori poi performance at sacred Kyoto shrine as AUT lecturer apologises
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (398+ words) A Māori poi performance at one of Japan’s most sacred shrines has sparked condemnation from Japanese social media users, as Auckland University of Technology confirms the man involved is one of its lecturers and says he has apologised. Footage showing…...
Shibuya’s Hachiko statue blocked off for third Halloween | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) By SHO HATSUMI/ Staff Writer October 31, 2025 at 16:40 JST Shibuya Ward has fenced off the Hachiko statue in front of Shibuya Station for the third consecutive year to deter massive throngs of Halloween revelers. (Sho Hatsumi) It’s year three of no…...
Japan’s empty temples seek new ways to survive
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (969+ words) The 370-year-old structure has all the attributes of a classically designed Japanese temple, from the curved roof to the timber-frame walls, spacious tatami-mat prayer hall and elaborately decorated altar. Set in manicured gardens on the Chita Peninsula in central Japan,…...
Tokyo museum receives World War II student archive
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (342+ words) The Wadatsumi no Koe Memorial Museum in Tokyo, Japan, has received around 200 items belonging to Itaru Maruo, a student at Tokyo Imperial University who was mobilized into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The materials handed over include his…...