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  • Japanese Singer Masaharu Fukuyama Delights Hometown of Nagasaki with Free Concert

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    October 13, 2024

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    October 13, 2024

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    October 13, 2024

  • A-Bomb Survivors Renew Pledge to Carry On Campaigns; Visitors to Hiroshima, Nagasaki Discuss Nobel Peace Prize

    HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI – The day after it was announced that Nihon Hidankyo, or Japan Confederation o...

    October 12, 2024

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    October 12, 2024

  • 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

  • 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

  • Japan Group Advocated for Atomic Bomb Survivors Since Inception; Helped Shaped Worldwide Fight for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

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    October 12, 2024

  • 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

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    October 12, 2024

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