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A Nagasaki 13-year-old who is the granddaughter of an atomic bomb survivor will present a flame kept alight from the World War II bombing of Hiroshima to Pope Francis during a general audience on Wednesday. The "flame of peace," as it is called, is maintained ...
Is flashing the peace sign in front of the Hiroshima A-bomb memorial appropriate?
The newsroom of the Chugoku Shimbun recently received a letter of complaint from a 76-year-old whose daily ritual is to take a stroll around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial every morning. His complaint: tourists flashing the peace sign in front of the memorial. "Tourists are posing ...
Hibakusha disheartened after Trump-Kim summit ends without progress on North Korea nuclear arms
Hibakusha in Japan voiced disappointment Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meeting in Hanoi, failed to agree on denuclearizing North Korea. The two leaders' failure to reach an agreement means that North Korea's "nuclear issue will be pushed ...
Man wanted for alleged murder-robbery arrested in city 300 kilometers away
A man wanted for allegedly killing and robbing an elderly man last week in Hiroshima Prefecture was arrested Wednesday in a city about 300 kilometers away, police said. Yukinobu Tomita, 34, was spotted riding a bicycle in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, and detained ...
Inspector who died of mystery cause suspected of stealing cash from Hiroshima police station safe
Police suspect an officer found dead in 2017 stole about ¥85.72 million ($774,000) in cash from a safe at a police station in the city of Hiroshima earlier that year, investigative sources said Thursday. The police suspect the theft at Hiroshima Chuo Police Station on ...
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz visits Hiroshima peace park and A-bomb museum
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz visited Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Saturday and laid flowers at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims. Kurz also visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and listened to a briefing by Yasuyoshi Komizo, chairman of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, ...
Hiroshima students receive origami crane, a symbol of peace, from Barack Obama
Students at the Prefectural University of Hiroshima on Friday said that they have received a paper crane from former U.S. President Barack Obama to complete their senbazuru (1,000 origami cranes) wishing for a peaceful future. Earlier this month, students who are part of the school's ...
Japan's temples turn to social media, video streaming and apps to lure visitors
Temples across the country, including in the Chugoku region, are increasingly turning to mobile apps, videos and social media to entice visitors. Some temples even offer an app that adds up points each time an individual visits, while others livestream Buddhist services for people unable ...
Japanese Catholics urge Pope to send anti-nuclear message when he visits
Japanese Catholics are asking Pope Francis to send an anti-nuclear message from Hiroshima and Nagasaki when he travels to the country this year. The Argentine pontiff said this month he will come to Japan in November for what will be the first papal visit since ...
People in flood-hit western Japan area frustrated by sluggish recovery and population loss
With Jan. 6 marking six months since deadly floods devastated parts of western Japan, many residents in the area are still living in temporary housing, towns with declining populations are seeing more people leave and some farmers with destroyed fields have decided to quit ...
Victims of last July's torrential rain that hit parts of western Japan were remembered Sunday, six months after the first special heavy rain warning during the disaster was issued. Bereaved relatives and residents laid flowers on an altar set up within the premises of a ...
New Year's Eve in Hiroshima: A silent night, a crowded morning
I can't quite believe we're doing this. It's dark and freezing outside, and we only went to bed three hours ago. Yet here we are, walking streets so quiet you can hear the mice snore. It's New Year's Eve, but there's not a carouser ...
