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HIROSHIMA

JAPAN
Nov 5, 2018
Cooperation and information sharing key in disaster response, speakers tell Hiroshima workshop
Given Japan's vulnerability to natural disasters, and with accelerating climate change widely predicted to increase severe weather patterns, increased cooperation and information sharing is more important than ever to meet the needs of victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 16, 2018
Hopes high that Pope Francis will send message from A-bombed cities to support nuclear weapons ban treaty
With Pope Francis expressing his intention to visit Japan next year, hopes are high among Hiroshima and Nagasaki residents and A-bomb survivors' groups that he may come to their cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 13, 2018
Belongings of student who perished in A-bomb attack, donated to Hiroshima museum
Yoko Moriwaki, who was 13 at the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, is known for the diary she kept until the day before the bombing. The diary is now a symbol of the weapon's cruelty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2018
Use the moral authority of Hiroshima
Geopolitical tensions have spiked across the world. No arms control negotiations are currently under way to reduce global nuclear stockpiles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Aug 29, 2018
The sky is the canvas: Tokyo startup looks to launch world's first artificial meteor shower
It was literally an out-of-this-world idea that seemed unfeasible when it struck her nearly two decades ago: Made-to-order shooting stars. But Lena Okajima's audacious project to reproduce nature's fireworks for mass entertainment is getting ready for takeoff.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Aug 25, 2018
'The Crazy Iris': Unflinching stories inspired by the aftermath of the atomic bomb
Compiled and edited by Kenzaburo Oe, 'The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath' is a multifaceted look at the nightmarish horrors of the atomic bomb.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2018
Hiroshima residential warning system devised after deadly 2014 rains drawing wider interest
Residents in part of Hiroshima hit by landslides in August 2014 have developed a warning system against disasters caused by heavy rain.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2018
Photographer using project to pass on experiences of A-bomb survivors through family portraits
A 36-year-old female photographer is passing on the stories of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by taking family photos of third-generation survivors.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2018
Keep up the fight to eliminate nuclear weapons
How can we continue with a policy that we cannot explain to our next generation?
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2018
Hiroshima mayor marks 73rd A-bomb anniversary with indirect call to sign U.N. nuke ban treaty
Hiroshima once again fell silent Monday morning while traffic came to halt in remembrance of those lost, with dignitaries urging world leaders to strengthen efforts to abandon nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2018
Foreign disaster victims in Hiroshima struggle to overcome language, paperwork barriers in quest for assistance
A month after the historic rain disaster in western Japan, residents in Hiroshima are still struggling to come to terms with the aftermath. And the people most affected, particularly those unfamiliar with Japanese procedures, will face further hurdles on the path to recovery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2018
In aftermath of deadly rains, Hiroshima pins recovery hopes on tourism
A month after heavy rains lashed western Japan and disrupted railway systems in the region, communities and business owners in Hiroshima are hoping they can keep the crucial tourism industry afloat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2018
Japan's nuclear options
Signing the treaty banning nuclear weapons would put Japan on the right side of history, geography, legality, morality and humanity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2018
Cabinet taps ¥105 billion in reserves to help rain-ravaged areas in west Japan
The first tranche of state support will be used to fix river facilities and help damaged households and businesses clean up and get back on their feet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 1, 2018
60 years after Sadako Sasaki's death, the story behind Hiroshima's paper cranes is still unfolding
Young A-bomb victim's message resonates globally thanks largely to her classmates, who turned the origami bird into an icon of peace.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018
Typhoon swings toward Honshu, threatening to bring more misery to western Japan
More trouble projected for flood-hit western Japan as Typhoon Jongdari nears on unusual path.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018
Hiroshima's foreign residents detail rain disaster, call for support in multiple languages
Miho Ariadny Izumi, 19, risked her life to help save a couple whose house was destroyed by a massive landslide on July 6 just outside the city of Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018
Traumatic memories and concerns for the future unnerve those displaced by Hiroshima rain disaster
Shigenobu Ikeda, 74, dreams of returning to his home in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018
Foreign residents extend helping hand to Hiroshima amid ongoing disaster-relief efforts
Foreign residents braved scorching temperatures and joined hundreds of volunteers in Hiroshima Prefecture over the weekend to help deal with the aftermath of the recent rain disaster, an effort they said was meant to show gratitude for the hospitality they have received living in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018
Kumamoto, remembering quake aid, returns favor by helping flood areas
Kumamoto Prefectural Government officials are supporting disaster relief activities in downpour-hit western prefectures to return the favor they received following powerful earthquakes in 2016.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past