A-bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow issues call for action in speech at alma mater in Canada
Atomic bombing survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow called for action for the good of society in a graduation speech at her alma mater in Canada on Tuesday. Thurlow, 87, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, told graduates at the University of ...
Jiro Hamasumi, who was in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, told the United Nations on Wednesday he and other survivors will persist with their efforts to spare future generations the suffering caused by nuclear ...
Defining the Heisei Era: Just how peaceful were the past 30 years?
Asked what characteristics best summed up the Heisei Era (1989-2019), 79 percent of Japanese people thought it would be best remembered as being “peaceful and without war.”
'Mr. Straight Arrow' review: An overdue look at the life of journalist John Hersey
"Mr. Straight Arrow" is a refreshingly thoughtful biography about the reclusive journalist John Hersey, best-known for his novel "Hiroshima."
Hiroshima museum displays new photos and possessions left by A-bomb victims
New displays of photos and personal belongings left by victims of atomic bombings were unveiled Wednesday at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The museum's main building, where the new artifacts are being exhibited under the theme "Reality of the Atomic Bombing," was shown to the ...
Hiroshima bone marrow donors dwindling with age amid lack of registration volunteers and education
Following renowned swimmer Rikako Ikee's announcement of her leukemia diagnosis, public interest in donating bone marrow has increased, especially in Hiroshima Prefecture, which has more than its fair share of patients as a result of the atomic bombing in 1945. In Hiroshima, though, the eligible ...
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, ...
