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ATOMIC

JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
Japan eyes Hiroshima visit for Kazakh president in November
The government is arranging for Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Hiroshima when he comes to Japan in early November for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to a source knowledgeable about the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2016
Nagasaki bomb museum displays paper crane made by Obama
A paper crane made by U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Hiroshima in May went on display Saturday in Nagasaki, the second city hit by an American atomic bomb.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2016
A-Bomb Dome fragments to be given to designer's relatives in Czech Republic
Hiroshima University said it will donate fragments of the Atomic Bomb Dome it found in a nearby river to relatives of the Czech architect who designed the building that has come to symbolize the U.S. atomic bombing in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2016
As Japan marks atomic bombings, Abe condemned for inaction
As Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this month, the mayors of the two cities urged world leaders to follow in the footsteps of U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Hiroshima in May, and act to rid the world of nuclear arms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2016
Nagasaki mayor urges world to use collective wisdom to abolish nuclear arms
Tomihisa Taue issues Nagasaki's annual Peace Declaration, a more forceful statement than the one offered earlier this week by his counterpart in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2016
U.S. ambassador hopes Obama's Hiroshima trip spurs nonnuclear quest
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy expressed hope on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima in late May will build momentum toward a world without nuclear weapons and encourage more people to visit there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2016
Representatives from 91 nations to attend Hiroshima A-bomb ceremony
The Hiroshima city government said Thursday representatives from 91 nations and the European Union are scheduled to attend its annual ceremony on Saturday to commemorate the U.S. atomic bombing in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2016
1945 Domei photos of Hiroshima A-bombing devastation restored as panorama
The original printed version of five photographs showing the devastation in Hiroshima after the August 1945 atomic bombing had been restored as of Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Japan asks Canada's foreign minister to visit Nagasaki
Japan has sounded out Canada about the possibility of Stephane Dion becoming the first sitting foreign minister from a Group of Seven country to visit Nagasaki, to boost efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons, sources said Tuesday.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 27, 2016
Visitors to A-bomb museum double
The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum during the last weekend of May, following a historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, more than doubled from a year earlier to 13,389, the museum said May 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2016
Pyongyang slams U.S. nuclear attack sub's 'direct threat' arrival at South Korea isle
North Korea on Thursday slammed the entry of a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine to South Korea as a "direct threat" to its security and vowed to bolster its "nuclear deterrence for self-defense."
JAPAN / Society
Jun 17, 2016
Hibakusha group says Obama Hiroshima speech 'avoided responsibility'
A group of atomic bomb survivors on Thursday criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's recent speech in Hiroshima, saying it "avoided U.S. responsibility" for the atomic bombing of the city and did not address problems toward nuclear abolition.
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
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2016
Why was Nagasaki nuked?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain a burden on American conscience — Hiroshima because it was the world's first atomic bombing, setting a precedent, and Nagasaki because it was a blatantly wanton act.
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2016
A-bombs taught U.S. how to justify attacks abroad
The nuclear attack on Hiroshima set in motion a sweeping, national generalization that if Americans do it, it is right.
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
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.
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.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
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.”

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