The main tower of Hiroshima Castle, which stood as a symbol of the city's resilience after World War II, will close on March 22 due to aging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/hiroshima-castle-main-tower-close-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshimacastle #atomicbombings #hiroshima
Tadatoshi Akiba, former mayor of the city of Hiroshima, has been selected as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, recognizing his efforts to promote peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/ex-hiroshima-mayor-flag-bearer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #hiroshima #2026milanocortinaolympics #atomicbombings #italy #olympics #nuclearweapons
As populations decline and residents age in rural communities across the Chugoku region, livelihoods and traditions, including rice production, are either changing or disappearing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/japan-aging-rural-rice-farming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #aging #rurallife #hiroshima #shimane
An infielder of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp professional baseball team has been arrested for allegedly using etomidate, a designated drug also known as the "zombie cigarette." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/crime-legal/hiroshima-carp-zombie-cigarette/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hiroshimatoyocarp #drugs #japanesepolice #hiroshima #baseball
A Japanese court ordered the government to pay compensation to the bereaved relatives of three hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who returned to South Korea afterward and could not receive relief aid for a long time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/crime-legal/court-damages-hibakusha/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hiroshima #wwii #atomicbombings
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Some local governments are turning to resident-led nonprofit organizations known as "workers' cooperatives" to provide essential services, amid the withdrawal of supermarkets and other businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/society/worker-cooperatives-rural-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #depopulation #hiroshima #kyotango #tsukuba #rurallife
Some local governments are turning to resident-led nonprofit organizations known as "workers' cooperatives" to provide essential services, amid the withdrawal of supermarkets and other businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/society/worker-cooperatives-rural-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #depopulation #hiroshima #kyotango #tsukuba #rurallife
The Supreme Court has confirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the state in a damages lawsuit filed by 27 children of hibakusha in Hiroshima. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/court-rejects-suit-hibakusha-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #japanesecourts
Hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and antinuclear advocates pledged to build momentum toward the abolition of nuclear arms amid the fifth anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/hibakusha-nuclear-arms-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #nihonhidankyo #hibakusha
A wooden relief depicting the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, long displayed at an art gallery, has returned to the junior high school where it was created about 50 years ago after alumni restored it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/society/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-relief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #students #schools #museums #saitama
Albert Einstein visited Hiroshima more than 20 years before the atomic bombing — a journey that would later weigh on him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/history/einstein-hiroshima-history-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hiroshima #alberteinstein #miyajima #history
The scenes a soldier of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army witnessed after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II were enough to prompt him to build an orphanage still around today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/japan-hiroshima-child-welfare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #children #socialwelfare
In the post-survivor era, the question is not whether Hiroshima will be remembered, but whether it will continue to matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/05/japan/when-the-last-hibakusha-is-gone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #peaceclock #atomicbombdome #hiroshimapeacememorialmuseum #hibakusha #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons
Em :official_verified:
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Grey heron, Hiroshima.
30 December 2025
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Grey heron, Hiroshima.
30 December 2025
#KoalieTravel #Japan #hiroshima
#photography #iPhonePhotography
Carlo Gubitosa :nonviolenza:
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One year after receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Nihon Hidankyo is seeking ways to continue its activities amid the aging of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/aging-nihon-hidankyo-members/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nihonhidankyo #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nobelprize
One year after receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Nihon Hidankyo is seeking ways to continue its activities amid the aging of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/aging-nihon-hidankyo-members/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nihonhidankyo #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nobelprize
The remains of a victim of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima have been identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/hiroshima-a-bomb-victim-dna-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii
The government proposed a draft financial support plan for oyster farmers affected by the mass deaths of farm-raised oysters in Hiroshima, Okayama and Hyogo prefectures along the Seto Inland Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/aid-oyster-farmers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fishing #food #hiroshima #okayama #hyogo #maff
The textile industry in the Bingo region in the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture has survived thanks to business leaders' innovations and quality that has stood the test of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/hiroshima-textile-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #textiles #kaiharadenim #fashion #japanesecrafts