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Japanese Singer Masaharu Fukuyama Delights Hometown of Nagasaki with Free Concert
Singer Masaharu Fukuyama, a Nagasaki native, performed at a free concert at a newly opened facili...
October 14, 2024
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Fireworks Illuminate Night Sky in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pref.; Organizers Aim to Revitalize City Hit by Earthquake
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate — Viewers were treated to a display of about 15,000 fireworks during the San...
October 14, 2024
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Yomiuri Survey: 90% in Japan Support Introduction of Originator Profile; 61% Expect New Tech Will Curb Spread of Disinformation
Ninety percent of respondents said they think the introduction of Originator Profile (OP), a tech...
October 14, 2024
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Countdown to 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo; New Paper Ticket Go on Sale, Reservation System Gets Expanded
Paper tickets for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo went on sale at convenience stores and travel agenci...
October 13, 2024
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Victims Mourned 5 Years after Flooding in Nagano
NAGANO (Jiji Press) — Local residents gathered Sunday to mourn victims of flooding that struck Na...
October 13, 2024
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Hidankyo Leaders Hope Nobel Will Lead to End of Nukes; Cochair Aims to Sway Prime Minister
Executive members of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organi...
October 13, 2024
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84% of University Students Reconsidering Studying Abroad Due to Weak Yen; 5,700 High School, University Students Across Japan Respond in Survey
A survey of university students found that more than 80% of respondents believed the depreciation...
October 13, 2024
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Japan’s Expressways Congested on Middle Day of 3-day Weekend
Expressways are congested with travelers on Sunday, the middle day of a three-day weekend that ru...
October 13, 2024
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2 Men Describe Encounters with Bears in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture; Authorities Advise Wearing Noisy Equipment to Repel the Animals
MORIOKA — Bears become more active in autumn before they hibernate. In Iwate Prefecture, more tha...
October 13, 2024
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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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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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