“Fat Man” was originally targeted to Kokura that had large military arsenal and key industrial facilities. However, due to dense clouds and smoke in Kokura, U.S. redirected “Fat Man” to Nagasaki. “Fat Man” didn’t directly hit Nagasaki, raising questions if…
Hiroshima’s Vice Governor Yokota Mika meets with the South Korean Hibakusha and their descendants to learn about their experiences by visiting memorials and hear their concerns on lack of recognition. With 10~20% of Hibakusha being Korean, they are being excluded…
Japan’s Atomic bomb survivors were awarded the 2024 Noble Peace Price for their long fight to abolish nuclear weapons. Although many victims celebrated the event, Korean victims had mixed emotional response as they are marginalized within the Japanese-led organization. Kyodo…
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“Metallic reproductions of paper cranes folded by atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki are being developed as durable symbols of peace for distribution around the world.” “A descendant of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima known for her…
“Japanese government-linked research institute Riken on Thursday handed over remains found after the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to the western Japan city. The remains, including seven bone fragments and bones in powder form, were apparently collected by a research…
The Asahi Shimbun: Paris-based filmmaker Kenichi Watanabe completed a documentary on nuclear radiation in time for the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear plant accident in March. The film, titled “Notre ami l’atome–Un siecle de radioactivite” (Our friend the atom–A…
Korean boy band BTS makes controversial remarks over Korean War: Chosun Ilbo: “Chinese online warriors are peeved at remarks by a member of super boy band Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, at an award ceremony promoting Korean-American relations.” The…
Japan Times: “Nothing makes for a sales hook like an anniversary. And as this year marks 75 years since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the English books market responded with nearly a dozen histories, treatises,…
“Struggling a bit with a left arm that has never straightened out, Sumiteru Taniguchi slowly peeled the undershirt off his frail 86-year-old body to show two visitors his scars from the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki.”
It was the 32nd annual lantern float Nebraskans for Peace has held since a group of American peace workers, including one from Nebraskans for Peace, traveled to Japan in 1981 to discuss with the Japanese the dangers of the nuclear…
“As ageing survivors, the relatives of victims and others remember the devastating blast that took place on Aug 9, 1945, Japan’s PM calls for an end to nuclear weapons”
A ceremony, attended by PM Shinzo Abe, was held at Hiroshima’s memorial park before thousands of lanterns are released on the city’s Motoyasu river.
“In the 1980s, the Smithsonian began restoring the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. By then it was a complete mess. Over the years it had been disassembled, spread across multiple buildings, birds had nested…
“Thousands of visitors converged Saturday on the New Mexico site where the first nuclear bomb was detonated nearly 70 years ago.”