Nuclear deterrence "cannot save humanity," a senior member of a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors said in a video speech at a meeting of scientists in Chicago on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/hidankyo-nuke-weapons-us-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #masakowada
The vault under the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima has been shown to members of the media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/history/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-vault/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hiroshima #atomicbombings
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
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