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ATOMIC

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017
Hideo Tsuchiyama, leader of Nagasaki peace movement, dies at 92
Former Nagasaki University President Hideo Tsuchiyama, leader of the peace movement and nuclear abolition campaign of atom-bombed Nagasaki, died early Saturday morning. He was 92.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2017
Japanese conference on nuclear disarmament gaps to be held in Hiroshima in November
The first conference of a panel aimed at bridging the gap on disarmament between nuclear and nonnuclear countries is set to be held by the government in Hiroshima in November, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2017
Nagasaki A-bomb survivor and victims' advocate Taniguchi dies at 88
Sumiteru Taniguchi, an influential survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, died of duodenal papilla cancer Wednesday, an A-bomb survivors' council said. He was 88.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2017
Worldwide body of cities agrees to press U.N. and global governments on nuclear ban treaty
Mayors for Peace, an organization of cities around the world seeking nuclear abolition, agreed Thursday to launch an appeal to the United Nations and all national governments to work for a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2017
Nagasaki mayor, marking 72nd anniversary of bombing, demands Japan join nuclear ban treaty
As Nagasaki marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Wednesday, Mayor Tomihisa Taue demanded that the Japanese government join a recently adopted treaty banning nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 2017
50 years after Guevara's death, rare Tokyo photo show to shine light on Marxist revolutionary
Every photo has a story to tell, and the eldest son of Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is hoping that the photographs taken by his father will give people a fuller view of his life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 4, 2017
Hiroshima's past is one of many reasons to pay a visit
The early morning light on this summer day, illuminating the under canopies of trees and sending warm, golden strobes across the oyster cafes over the embankments of the Kyobashi River, is enchanting.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 2, 2017
Hope after the horror revealed in letters from postwar Hiroshima
Sixty years on, letters that formed the basis of Austrian writer Jungk's acclaimed account of life after the A-bomb are set to be published.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2017
Poetic justice: One American's 47-year campaign against nuclear weapons
A sense of responsibility toward survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has led a U.S. man on a lifelong journey, working to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons and using poetry to communicate their dangers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2017
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors to urge government to act on nuke ban treaty
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will call on the government to help realize a treaty banning nuclear weapons at upcoming anniversaries marking the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings in their cities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 31, 2017
Young connect with anime 'Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni' about Hiroshima A-bombing
For young Japanese who have known only peace, an animated portrait of an ordinary woman's wartime life has brought the devastation of war and nuclear weapons close to home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2017
Treaty ban on threatening to use nukes puts Japan in difficult position
The inclusion of a phrase outlawing the threat of using nuclear arms in the world's first-ever treaty to ban such weapons gives the accord teeth — but also makes it harder for allies of nuclear-armed countries to support the pact.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. geneticist who pioneered research on health impacts of atomic bomb dies at 95
William Schull, a U.S. geneticist who conducted pioneering research on the health effects of radiation from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, died Tuesday of lung cancer in Houston, Texas, people close to him said. He was 95.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2017
Revised draft nuke ban treaty retains hibakusha reference, stressing 'public conscience' role
A revised preamble of a draft treaty to ban nuclear weapons retains a reference to victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, according to a copy of the document.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2017
A-bomb survivors press for weapon ban, to make Nagasaki nuclear bombing world's last
Two Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors pressed countries participating in negotiations Monday for a first-ever treaty banning nuclear weapons to realize their dream of seeing the landmark document adopted next month.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2017
Another radiation exposure accident
A radiation exposure accident in Oarai, Ibaraki, highlights once again the lack of safety consciousness on the part of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency and its predecessor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2017
Nagasaki wants to light up Peace Park and will consult with hibakusha
The Nagasaki Municipal Government is considering lighting up the Peace Park commemorating the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2017
NGO chief believes reference to hibakusha will stay in text of treaty banning nuclear arms
The head of a nongovernmental organization pursuing nuclear abolition believes the reference to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain in the final text of an envisaged treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017
Nuclear workers were quarantined in plutonium-tainted room for three hours after accident: JAEA
The five workers exposed to airborne plutonium at the Oarai Research & Development Center in Ibaraki Prefecture were quarantined for about three hours in the room where the accident occurred, a Japan Atomic Energy Agency official said Friday.
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.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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