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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

A total of 124 countries and regions, as well as the European Union, are currently scheduled to attend the Aug. 6 peace memorial ceremony in Hiroshima this year, the city has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/hiroshima-peace-ceremony-attendees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #anniversaries #wwii #history #nuclearweapons
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and his family visited a photo exhibition in Tokyo on the U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/crown-prince-a-bomb-photo-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#imperialfamily #photography #atomicbombings #hiroshima #wwii
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Taiwan's government said it is happy Nagasaki will let it send attendees for the first time to the peace ceremony on Aug. 9, the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/taiwan-nagasaki-peace-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #hiroshima
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Many public day care centers in Hiroshima Prefecture are adopting a subscription service that offers an unlimited supply of disposable diapers and baby wipes for a fixed monthly fee. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/hiroshima-nurseries-diaper-subscription/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #daycare #children #diapers
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump should visit Hiroshima to see the effects of nuclear weapons, the city's mayor said after the U.S. president likened the 1945 atomic bombings to recent air strikes on Iran. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/hiroshima-mayor-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #donaldtrump #kazumimatsui
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The number of hibakusha survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 80 years ago has fallen below 100,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hibakusha-number-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atomicbombings #us #wardead #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ahead of the 80th anniversary next month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched an online memorial for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/online-memorial-nagasaki-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #ican #us #wwii #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #wardead #nagasaki #hiroshima