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Late Nihon Hidankyo Head Tirelessly Conveyed Horror of A-Bombing; Nobel Prize Highlights Global Impact of Group
HIROSHIMA — Sunao Tsuboi tirelessly conveyed the voices of hibakusha to the world as both the fac...
October 12, 2024
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Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Organizations Face Critical Threat as Survivors Age
Next August will mark 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As hibakusha ...
October 12, 2024
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Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Fears of Nuclear Build-Up; Nobel Committee Head Warns of Destructive Power
LONDON — The tireless efforts of Nihon Hidankyo, or Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferer...
October 12, 2024
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Japan Group Advocated for Atomic Bomb Survivors Since Inception; Helped Shaped Worldwide Fight for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
The Yomiuri Shimbun People visit the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims in Hiroshima on Friday. The Yom...
October 12, 2024
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Japan A-Bomb Survivors Pledge to Continue Work Towards World Free of Nuclear Weapons; Nobel Peace Prize Winners Seek to Pass Experiences on to Future Generations
HIROSHIMA — After winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have ren...
October 12, 2024
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Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Hibakusha Group Campaigns against Nuclear Weapons (UPDATE 3)
Nihon Hidankyo, or Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, has won the 2024...
October 11, 2024
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Famous Red Gate at Univ. of Tokyo Said in Danger of Collapse in Case of Earthquake or Strong Wind; Reinforcement Work Planned
Generations of the nation's top scholars and leaders have passed through it on their way to build...
October 11, 2024
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Aomori Pref. Asked to Accept New N-Waste Delivery Proposal
Aomori (Jiji Press)—The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan on Thursday asked Aomori ...
October 10, 2024
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Man Found Bleeding to Death in Rice Field in Kyoto Pref.; Police Suspect Wild Deer Attack
A 68-year-old man was found on the ground bleeding from his torso in a rice field in Fukuchiyama,...
October 10, 2024
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Shinkansen Trains Featuring Disney Characters Begin Operating; Will Run on Tohoku-Hokkaido Line until June Next Year
East Japan Railway Co. has begun running shinkansen trains advertising Fantasy Springs, a new are...
October 10, 2024
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Helicopter Believed to be U.S. Navy’s Makes Emergency Landing on Beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Pref.
A helicopter made an emergency landing on a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Thursday mor...
October 10, 2024
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University of Tokyo Inches Up to 28th in World Rankings
London (Jiji Press)—The University of Tokyo rose by one notch from the previous year to 28th plac...
October 10, 2024
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More Than 500,000 Ceramic Coins Found in Kyoto; Such Coins Produced amid Metal Shortage during World War II
Japan Mint announced Wednesday that more than 500,000 ceramic coins, produced amid metal shortage...
October 10, 2024
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IAEA Team Catches Fish Samples Off Fukushima
IWAKI, Fukushima (Jiji Press) — An International Atomic Energy Agency team caught fish off Fukush...
October 9, 2024
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Tokyo Pottery Plant Workers Hand Paint Serpentine-Shaped Clay Bells Ahead of Year of the Snake
Workers hand paint snake-shaped dorei clay bells at the Musashino Jindaiji Gama pottery plant in ...
October 8, 2024
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