1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (551+ words) By RYUTARO ITO/ Staff Writer September 8, 2026 at 07:00 JST The apparent hull of the former Imperial Japanese Navy’s light cruiser Nagara lies on the seafloor off the Ushibukamachi district of Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Provided by Yoshitaka Isaji) AMAKUSA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Divers…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (80+ words) By KOJI SONODA/ Senior National Security Correspondent August 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST The images leave a lasting impression on anyone watching the news: unmanned drones crashing into targeted facilities in the U.S.-Iran conflict or the war in Ukraine, followed by plumes of…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (104+ words) August 31, 2026 at 07:00 JST The Former Nokubi Church remains in existence on July 7 at a site in Ojika, Nagasaki Prefecture, that was once lined by stone-built terraced fields and residences during bygone days. (Masaru Komiyaji) OJIKA, Nagasaki Prefecture—Though getting there…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (108+ words) By TETSUAKI OTAKI/ Staff Writer August 19, 2026 at 17:47 JST Kazuyuki Yamamaru completes paperwork seeking an inscription for his uncle Takeharu at Okinawa’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial on Aug. 6 in Shiraoi, Hokkaido. (Tetsuaki Otaki) SHIRAOI, Hokkaido—The family of an Ainu soldier…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) By TAKAHIRO KINOMURA/ Staff Writer June 4, 2026 at 18:27 JST From right: Robert Tatalovich, Kayoko Mori and Haley Tatalovich at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on June 3 (Takahiro Kinomura) HIROSHIMA--Family members of a U.S. prisoner of war who died in the…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (349+ words) August 24, 2026 at 16:28 JST Immediate family and close relatives will hold a private funeral. Born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in 1938, Ishikawa worked for Mainichi Productions Inc. and other organizations before joining a film production company in Hong Kong where he was…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1536+ words) August 22, 2026 at 07:00 JST Robert Tatalovich, left, Kayoko Mori, center, and Tatalovich’s daughter, Haley, walk hand in hand toward the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on June 3. (Takahiro Kinomura) HIROSHIMA—An American…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (404+ words) By RYO IKEDA/ Staff Writer August 10, 2026 at 12:37 JST Doves are released in front of the Peace Statue during the memorial ceremony in Nagasaki’s Peace Park on Aug. 9, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. (Toshiyuki Hayashi) NAGASAKI—Nagasaki marked the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (64+ words) By AKINA NISHI/ Staff Writer August 4, 2026 at 18:06 JST HIROSHIMA—For years, Hiroko Inagaki’s monthly ritual was an act of devotion. Now, at 85, her final chore is complete. [Read More] Hiroshima warns of ‘third’ nuclear catastrophe on 81st anniversary Locals split over…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (1222+ words) August 7, 2026 at 17:43 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, speaks at a meeting to hear atomic bomb survivors’ comments in Hiroshima on Aug. 6. (Toshiyuki Hayashi) HIROSHIMA--Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stopped short of ruling out future revisions to Japan’s non-nuclear weapons…...