The atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #us #harrytruman
People in Fukushima Prefecture and other parts of Japan are working to pass down the stories of "mock atomic bombs" the United States dropped in the country during World War II, which resulted in over 400 deaths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/wwii-us-mock-atomic-bombings-on-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #fukushima #wwii
Not saints, not martyrs — teenage nurses struggle to care for others while barely holding themselves together in “Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/07/film/nagasaki-in-the-shadow-of-the-flash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #jumpeimatsumoto
It seems evident that the two bombs would be dropped to confirm their relative effectiveness before Japan could realistically respond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/were-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-bombings-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #worldwarii#atomicbombing #hiroshima #nagasaki
I visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with my 10-year-old son where we met a little girl with a big heart who taught us the meaning of compassion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/japan/hiroshima-nuclear-bombing-empathy-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii
A Japanese nonprofit organization is accelerating efforts to digitize valuable materials related to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/digitalizing-atomic-bombings-materials/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #digitalization
The mayor of Nagasaki is set to urge world leaders to work toward abolishing nuclear weapons in a speech on Aug. 9 at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/nagasaki-mayor-nuclear-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #us #wwii #hibakusha
U.S. views are split over the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II, a recent opinion poll shows, with just over a third saying they believed the bombings were "justified." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/society/us-citizens-survey-on-wwii-atomic-bombings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #usjapanrelations
After visiting the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes emphasized that the testimonies of hibakusha will bring changes to the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/nobel-chair-hibakusha-stories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #hibakusha #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #us #nuclearweapons #wwii
Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes has spoken of the need to listen to the voices of hibakusha, who survived the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/nobel-committee-chair-highlights-need-to-hear-hibakusha-voices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #hibakusha #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings
Three Japanese organizations working for the abolition of nuclear weapons have issued a joint appeal calling for spreading awareness of the reality of atomic bombings across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/society/nuclear-abolition-unite/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #us #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki
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
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
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
Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend a ceremony in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, Russian state-run media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/russian-envoy-nagasaki-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #nagasaki #atomicbombings #russiaukrainewar
U.S. President Donald Trump compared the impact of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the end of World War II on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/us-iran-hiroshima-trump-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #hiroshima #nagasaki #nuclearweapons #us #donaldtrump #iran #wwii