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OBAMAS HIROSHIMA VISIT

COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 9, 2017
In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 2
The second in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 8, 2017
The nuclear journey from Hiroshima to Pyongyang
The moral revolution required to rid the world of nuclear arms seems further away than ever with Japan's abnegation of its unique position regarding such weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2017
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum breaks annual attendance record thanks to Obama visit
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum drew nearly 1.6 million visitors in fiscal 2016 as surging attendance set a record following U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit in May 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
The top Japan news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2016
Hiroshima to extend exhibit of Obama's origami cranes, loan one to Nagasaki
The display of paper cranes that were made by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will be extended for about five months, while one of the cranes will be loaned to Nagasaki, another atomic bombed city, the Hiroshima municipal office said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 30, 2016
Obama's Hiroshima visit reflects strong U.S.-Japan ties: report
A recently released U.S. congressional report embraced President Barack Obama's recent visit to Hiroshima as a manifestation of a robust relationship between the United States and Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2016
Hiroshima to loan Obama's paper cranes to Nagasaki
The Hiroshima city government will loan some of the paper cranes gifted by U.S. President Barack Obama to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, a municipal official said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016
Hiroshima peace museum puts Obama's paper cranes on display
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Thursday put on display four paper cranes offered by U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the atomic-bombed city in May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2016
Hiroshima survivor meets Obama aide and urges end to nuclear weapons
An 84-year-old atomic bomb survivor called on U.S. President Barack Obama to make further efforts to abolish nuclear weapons in a letter she handed to a close aide of the president during a meeting Monday in Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2016
Obama reworked Hiroshima speech many times in bid to find right balance
U.S. president's top speechwriter says Obama worked hard to make sure it was 'a broad reflection on what we must learn from history.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Manga shows Hiroshima survival as one of joy
The horror in post-bombing Hiroshima is captured in black-and-white photos of the city and its beleaguered survivors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 1, 2016
Views from Hiroshima: What did you make of President Obama's visit?
People in Hiroshima offer their views on last week's historic trip by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2016
Kishida's stock rises as future leader after Obama's Hiroshima visit
When U.S. President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Hiroshima peace memorial on Friday to honor the 140,000 victims of the world's first atomic bomb attack, one of the city's best-known native sons was standing nearby — and in a position to take credit for arranging the historic event.
JAPAN
May 30, 2016
Visitors to Hiroshima A-bomb museum double after Obama's tour
The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on the first weekend after the historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama more than doubled from a year ago, officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 30, 2016
Obama visit highlighted differences in Japan and U.S. over 'an apology'
Prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's recent Asian visit, many of his critics back home were already mocking the trip, calling it an "apology tour."
JAPAN
May 28, 2016
Obama's 'never again' message in Hiroshima rings strong: U.S. expert
The overriding message that U.S. President Barack Obama conveyed in his historic speech at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima is that nuclear weapons should never again be used, an American expert on Japanese history said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2016
Obama did 'what he should have done' in Hiroshima: Truman's grandson
The eldest grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, who authorized the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan, welcomed President Barack Obama's visit last week to the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima as well as his speech that called for a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2016
Obama Hiroshima visit draws mixed reviews
While U.S. President Barack Obama's Hiroshima speech was widely lauded in Japan and overseas, its substance left some observers disappointed on both sides of the Pacific.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2016
Chinese foreign minister says Nanking Massacre deserves more attention than Hiroshima
China's foreign minister has said that the atrocities committed by Japan during World War II deserve "even more attention" than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
JAPAN
May 28, 2016
South Korean survivors of atomic bombing welcome Obama's Hiroshima speech
South Korean survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, who came to the city seeking an apology from U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday for the suffering caused by the bombing, welcomed his speech, which mentioned South Koreans among other victims.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Inbound tourism numbers hit record high, with Japan set to achieve 2025 goal
Tourists in Kyoto on Saturday. Japan saw a record 3.08 million foreign visitors in March.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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