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HIROSHIMA

JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016
G-7 foreign chiefs to take up South China Sea issues: U.S. spokesman
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major countries are expected to take up issues in the South China Sea at their meeting in Hiroshima from Sunday, despite China's opposition to such talks, a U.S. Department of State spokesman said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016
G-7 foreign ministers to weigh nuclear future at Hiroshima meeting
The G-7 foreign ministers' summit taking place in Hiroshima carries a symbolic meaning as it offers an opportunity for world leaders to be reminded of the horrors of nuclear arms.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2016
G-7 foreign ministers to call for peaceful resolution to territorial disputes
In a statement to be issued after the two-day meeting, the ministers are expected to say stakeholders should abide by international court decisions.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2016
Rumored U.S. presidential visit to Hiroshima, Nagasaki stokes mixed reactions
The reports of a possible visit in May are creating excitement and concern about how it will be perceived.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 9, 2016
The heights and falls of Miyajima Island
My alarm sounded at 6:45 a.m., but I quickly silenced it and rolled over in my futon. I enjoyed a fleeting moment of quietude before the thrumming of rubber soles on pavement and accompanying excited voices crescendoed, a brief multilingual hubbub that then faded away for a minute or two before rising...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 21, 2015
The Hiroshima art triangle: a space to get lost in thought
'It's Tokyo minus the stress." That's how one Japanese colleague described Hiroshima to us shortly after my wife, Angeles, and I arrived here, near the end of the last millennium. So, what's its secret? Well, there's its size for a start. And having six rivers flowing through it certainly helps. But,...
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 14, 2015
Surviving a sudden transition to democracy
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JAPAN
Sep 30, 2015
Grandson of atomic bomb crewman writes of hibakusha horrors
The grandson of a U.S. serviceman who flew on both planes that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 has devoted himself to a project almost unimaginable 70 years ago: spreading the stories of horror experienced by the hibakusha.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2015
An Obama visit to Hiroshima would send the right message
A visit to Hiroshima by U.S. President Barack Obama could serve as a step toward realizing his vision of 'a world without nuclear weapons.'
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2015
Nuclear disarmament needs a push
Momentum for nuclear disarmament as been on the wane, and all nations — Japan especially — should renew their efforts to end the dire threat posed by nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 15, 2015
Psychology is where real radiation risks lie
Misinformation breeds discrimination. As if it wasn't enough to experience the trauma of a nuclear bomb, many hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) also faced appalling discrimination.
EDITORIALS
Aug 15, 2015
Oral tradition and the bomb
A new program pairs volunteers with survivors of the atomic bombings to their memories, their stories and their words alive via the tradition of oral storytelling.
JAPAN / Society / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 11, 2015
Offspring have hard time relating hibakusha experience but have same health fears
Facing his fellow survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Atsushi Takeshita begrudgingly announced last month that his group, comprised of about 100 hibakusha, will put an end to more than 60 years of activity because its members are getting too old.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2015
Nagasaki bombing remembered, but doubts emerge over anti-war, anti-nuke policy
Nagasaki marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing with calls to abolish nuclear weapons and a direct criticism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bills.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2015
Exclusion of nonnuclear principles from Abe's Hiroshima speech causes stir
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's failure to include a pledge to observe the country's three nonnuclear principles in the annual memorial speech on Thursday remembering the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack is causing speculation the exclusion may be political.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 6, 2015
Hiroshima marks 70th A-bomb anniversary amid fears of pacifism eroding
Commemorations included renewed pledges to abolish nuclear arms and pursue world peace, though some said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive to expand the country's military role undercut that sentiment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 6, 2015
Hibakusha of 'Korea's Hiroshima' still press for redress
The nuclear bomb detonated as a 16-year-old girl sat in a shanty town cradling her baby, waiting for her mother to return from selling candy.
JAPAN / History
Aug 5, 2015
How The Japan Times reported the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This newspaper described the ebb and flow of the war in considerable detail. Censorship was in operation, but the Nippon Times offered voluminous coverage in English based on statements by the Imperial authorities, reports by vernacular Japanese newspapers and foreign news agency dispatches, archival...
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2015
Free the world of nuclear weapons
The 70th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should remind leaders and citizens of Japan and other nations of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015
Time for UNSC members to ban their own WMD
Rather than nuclear disarmament, the world is witnessing an upgrading — and, in some cases, expansion — of nuclear arsenals.
Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
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Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
EV battery race heats up among Japanese automakers
Japanese EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms
Shunsuke Takahashi, owner of the cafe Hood by Vargas, says the Osaka neighborhood of Nakatsu feels brighter and calmer with the influx of new businesses.
How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home
Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”
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