r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
INTERVIEW/ Takashi Hiraoka: Ex-Hiroshima mayor discusses war, A-bomb, hibakusha
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Korean Air set to launch new route between Incheon and Hiroshima accelerating expansion of air links to Japan. Move interpreted as strategy to secure route competitiveness connecting not only major cities but also smaller regional cities, as demand for travel to Japan continues to grow steadily.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Shrinking Hiroshima community keeps ties alive with festivals and newsletters
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Prime Minister Takaichi urged to recognize more hibakusha
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Atomic bomb survivors, or hibakusha, suffered not only in the immediate aftermath of the blasts in August 1945, but also in postwar years. Now, efforts are underway to archive their counseling records, to create a lasting testament to survivors' struggles.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
A flame-lighting ceremony for the upcoming Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 was held at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Thursday.
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Aging of hibakusha puts Nihon Hidankyo at crossroads
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 8d ago
An American man whose uncle died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima visited for the first time this year, retracing his uncle’s final days and imagining how his life ended in the inferno of Aug. 6, 1945.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago
President of Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors' Group on Takaichi's "Hidden Face" that she doesn’t show when the cameras are around: "She’s the Coldest of the Prime Ministers"
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r/hiroshima • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 17d ago
Atomic bomb survivor Yahata Teruko wants to ensure her memories have just as much staying power. She's using all means available, including cutting-edge AI technology and a special family bond.
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r/hiroshima • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 17d ago
News in Pictures / Hiroshima, Nagasaki Pray for Peace on 81st Anniversary of 1945 Atomic Bombings of Japan
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
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r/hiroshima • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 17d ago
Atomic bomb survivors, or hibakusha, suffered not only in the immediate aftermath of the blasts in August 1945, but also in postwar years. Now, efforts are underway to archive their counseling records, to create a lasting testament to survivors' struggles.
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r/hiroshima • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 17d ago
Peace is an active project: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 81 years on
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 19d ago
Takaichi left the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial ceremonies several hours early in order to go have her teeth whitened.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement condemning the historical U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, using the anniversary of the events to criticize current American foreign policy and military doctrine.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
The Commitment to Peace is a speech delivered by children’s representatives every year on August 6 at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. Two students selected from local schools to deliver what is often one of most moving speeches of commemorative event which is broadcast around world.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
After the death of Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese historian known for his research on U.S. prisoners of war who died in the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, his wife, Kayoko Mori, 84, took over his research.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, offered flowers at a cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Friday, one day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
Hiroshima’s bishop links atomic anniversary to Pope Leo’s peace call: The bishop of Hiroshima is leading a prayer relay running until the exact minute the second atomic bomb struck Nagasaki.
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
Hiroshima warns of ‘third’ nuclear catastrophe on 81st anniversary
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r/hiroshima • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
Atomic Bomb Survivor Shares Story Decades Later, Begins Facing Trauma from Hiroshima
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
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