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BOMBINGS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 25, 2016
Let Obama's Hiroshima visit open up debate in the U.S. about the nuclear attacks
Why do Americans have such a difficult time discussing the intentionality behind the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japanese cities?
JAPAN / History / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 24, 2016
Declassified U.S. cables reveal lead-up to Hiroshima A-bomb decision
On Aug. 6, 1945, Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves sent a top secret cable to his superiors in Washington, D.C.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2016
Prominent scholars urge Obama to use Hiroshima visit to reinvigorate push against nukes
Ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit Friday to Hiroshima, a group of more than 70 prominent scholars and activists have joined a growing chorus calling for the American leader to do more in the final months of his term to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2016
Obama says Hiroshima visit to emphasize current friendly U.S. relationship with Japan
U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday his visit to Hiroshima, the first city to suffer an atomic bombing, will emphasize friendly ties between former enemies, and reiterated he will not apologize for the devastating attack.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2016
Obama has an opportunity to inspire in Hiroshima
Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima will be pregnant with deep symbolism that will resonate not just in Japan and America but the whole wide world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2016
The case against apologizing for the A-bombs
U.S. President Barack Obama can't apologize for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki because large numbers of Americans believe they were justified.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 15, 2016
Rather than apologize, Obama should vow to halve the U.S. nuclear stockpile
What remains is that egregious, gaudy number: America's 7,000 nuclear weapons, a number that countries without nuclear arms see as a slap in the face.
EDITORIALS
May 15, 2016
Revisiting Bikini Atoll nuclear tests
A lawsuit over the U.S. H-bomb tests in the Pacific will hopefully shed light on the Japanese government's mishandling of the situation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2016
Slim majority see no need for Obama to apologize for atomic bombs: Japan Times poll
Earlier this week The Japan Times polled its readers about U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima. A total of 1042 people from 90 countries responded to the question: "Do you think President Obama should apologize for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?"...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2016
Japanese hail Hiroshima visit, say apology not needed
On the streets of Tokyo, a majority of people reporters spoke to on Tuesday said U.S. President Barack Obama does not need to say sorry during his May 27 visit to Hiroshima.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2016
Abe may call Lower House poll, using tailwind from Obama's Hiroshima visit
Some expect Abe to call a Lower House election to coincide with a summer Upper House poll in light of Obama's Hiroshima visit.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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