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  • Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, Hidankyo Cochair Tanaka Urges Unity to Head Off Nuclear Apocalypse

    OSLO — Terumi Tanaka, cochair for Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers ...

    December 11, 2024

  • Nihon Hidankyo Exec Says Receiving Nobel Peace Prize Not Goal; A-Bomb Survivor Determined to Continue Sharing Stories in English

    OSLO — Masako Wada, assistant secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and ...

    December 11, 2024

    #Nobel Prize
  • Torchlight March Marks Hibakusha Group’s Nobel Win;A-Bomb Survivors, Supporters Chant, ‘No More War’

    A torchlight procession to celebrate this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was held in cent...

    December 11, 2024

  • A-Bomb Survivors in Japan’s Hiroshima, Nagasaki Celebrate Nobel Peace Prize Award; Hibakusha Says Honor to Receive Award, But Have to Protect Peace

    Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki watched the live stream of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan ...

    December 11, 2024

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  • In Oslo, Hidankyo Appeals For End to Nuclear Arms; Japanese Hibakusha Group Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

    OSLO — Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) received thi...

    December 11, 2024

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  • Bear Killed While Crossing Highway in Northern Japan; 2 Vehicles Damaged in Early Morning Accident

    A bear was struck by a car while crossing a highway in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, at about 5:30 a....

    December 11, 2024

    #Akita #Bear Attacks
  • Japan’s Hibakusha Group Receives Nobel Peace Prize

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    December 10, 2024

  • Overtourism Grows as Snow Cap Appears on Mt. Fuji; Local Municipalities Hard Pressed to Establish Countermeasures

    Overtourism is becoming more serious in the municipalities in the northern foothills of Mt. Fuji,...

    December 10, 2024

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  • Frigid Oslo Offers Warm Welcome to Japan’s Nobel Prize-Winning Hidankyo

    OSLO — In one of Oslo’s top hotels, numerous orizuru paper cranes have been added to the tinsel a...

    December 10, 2024

  • Candles Lit in Oslo Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony; Nihon Hidankyo’s Tanaka Set to Give Speech

    OSLO —Atomic bomb survivors and others prayed for peace in front of lit candles in Oslo on Monday...

    December 10, 2024

  • Japan’s Hidankyo Delegate Carried Thoughts of Deceased A-Bomb Survivors; Student-Made Copper Orizuru Cranes Symbolize Peace

    The youngest of the three co-chairs of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Suffe...

    December 10, 2024

  • Nihon Hidankyo Delegation Arrives in Oslo for Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony; Members to Also Speak about Their Experiences at Local High Schools, Universities

    OSLO — A delegation of about 30 atomic bomb survivors and others from Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confe...

    December 9, 2024

  • Kyushu Shinkansen Train Strikes Fallen Tree in Southern Japan; JR Suspends Operations Between Kumamoto, Kagoshima

    A Kyushu Shinkansen train bound for Kagoshima-Chuo Station from Shin-Osaka Station struck a falle...

    December 8, 2024

  • Japan’s Oldest Bottle-Fed Polar Bear Celebrates 25th Birthday; ‘Peace’ Enjoys Ice Birthday ‘Cake’ as Gift

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