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National Nov 20, 2020

Hiroshima and Nagasaki urge Japan to sign U.N. nuke ban treaty

The letter called on the government to exert leadership in nuclear disarmament talks as the only country to have undergone nuclear attack.

National / History Nov 12, 2020

Bones of Hiroshima A-bomb victims returned by Riken

Japanese government-linked research institute Riken on Thursday handed over remains found after the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to the western Japan city. The remains, including seven bone fragments and bones in powder form, were apparently collected by a research team from Riken's predecessor in ...

National Nov 9, 2020

A-bomb survivors in Japan want Biden to push for nuke disarmament

In August, Joe Biden, the former vice president under Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, said he will strive for a world without nuclear weapons.

National Nov 2, 2020

Nagasaki pushes government to sign and ratify U.N. nuke ban treaty

The Nagasaki Municipal Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging the government to sign and ratify a nuclear weapons-banning U.N. treaty which will enter into force in January. In the resolution, the assembly of the city that was devastated by an atomic bomb attack late ...

National Oct 26, 2020

Japan will not join U.N. nuclear ban treaty, says government spokesman

As the only country to have suffered a nuclear attack, Japan has sought to present itself as a leader in efforts for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.

National Oct 24, 2020

DNA analysis to determine genetic impact of Japan's atomic bomb victims

Previous research has not found a genetic link between survivors' exposure and their children's risks of dying from cancer or developing lifestyle diseases.

National Oct 16, 2020

Japan submits anti-nuclear resolution with no mention of ban pact

Tokyo opposed the nuclear ban pact along with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, which are all nuclear powers.

National Oct 10, 2020

Couple in A-bombed Hiroshima photograph identified decades later

by Yoh Nishimura

Teenagers in photo had been a mystery since the picture was found about four years ago at a U.S. college.

National Sep 10, 2020

U.N. chief airs hope for trip to Hiroshima next year

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decided not to visit Hiroshima this summer due to ongoing travel restrictions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

National Sep 8, 2020

Japanese anti-nuclear group leader Mikiso Iwasa dies at 91

A native of Fukuoka Prefecture, Iwasa was 16 years old when the first U.S. atomic bomb exploded on Aug. 6, 1945, about 1.2 kilometers away from his home in Hiroshima.