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Japan’s Hibakusha Group Receives Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hi...
December 10, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Japan’s Oldest Bottle-Fed Polar Bear Celebrates 25th Birthday; ‘Peace’ Enjoys Ice Birthday ‘Cake’ as Gift
Peace, Japan’s oldest bottle-fed female polar bear, enjoyed a specially prepared “birthday cake” ...
December 8, 2024
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Japan Star Miho Nakayama’s Death Unlikely Caused by Foul Play; Tokyo Police Make Conclusion After Autopsy (UPDATE 1)
No foul play is suspected in the sudden death of actress and singer Miho Nakayama, the Metropolit...
December 8, 2024
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Delegation of Nihon Hidankyo Set Off for Oslo for Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony; Japan A-Bomb Survivors Hopes for Wider Recognition
A delegation of 30 members from Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Suffe...
December 8, 2024
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Shimane N-reactor Restarted After About 13 Years; Commercial Operation to Start in January
Chugoku Electric Power Co. on Saturday restarted the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power p...
December 7, 2024
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More Electric Kick Scooters Seen Driving on Metropolitan Expressway; Road Operator Tells Riders to Stop
There have been several cases of people illegally riding electric kick scooters on Tokyo’s Metrop...
December 7, 2024
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Film Depicts Experience of Japanese Student Who Befriended International Students in Aftermath of Atomic Bombing
HIROSHIMA — In addition to the Japanese victims, the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the Unit...
December 7, 2024
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Japan’s Kyodo News to Replace Top Editors over False Yasukuni Report; Agency Reshuffles After Report on Ikuina
Kyodo News has decided to take disciplinary action against six of its employees, including two to...
December 6, 2024
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Hibakusha to Attend Nobel Ceremony from ROK, Brazil; A-Bomb Victims Outside Japan were Long Treated Differently
Atomic bomb survivors who now live in South Korea and Brazil will also attend the ceremony at whi...
December 6, 2024
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