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NHK
12-07-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Hiroshima vice governor meets atomic bomb survivors in South Korea
The vice governor of Hiroshima Prefecture has met people in South Korea who survived the atomic bombings in Japan. Yokota Mika visited Hapcheon in the southern part of the country on Saturday. It is often dubbed "South Korea's Hiroshima," as it is home to many survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The vice governor toured a facility featuring exhibits conveying the tragedy, and laid flowers at a hall housing tablets memorializing victims. Yokota sat town for talks with atomic bomb survivors, known as hibakusha, and their children. Some survivors shared their experiences in Hiroshima, while others said little progress has been made toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. Some hibakusha also said details have not been disclosed about people from the Korean Peninsula who were exposed to the atomic bombings. They called on Japanese authorities to cooperate in revealing the extent of suffering they had experienced. After the meeting, Yokota said she was able to hear the South Korean survivors' experiences and thoughts for the first time. She added that she will take what they said into consideration in an effort to promote world peace and eliminate nuclear arms. The head of a Korean atomic bomb victims' association, Lee Gyu-youl, said it was significant that a senior official of a Japanese local government met with South Korean hibakusha, as 2025 marks 80 years since the atomic bombings.
Arab News
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Online memorial for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
TOKYO: A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, 'their agonizing deaths and the grief of surviving family members,' said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement.'By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honor their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons — an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions,' it United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on August 6 and 9, 1945 — the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki, including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation of around 210,000 victims, around 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki has never apologized for the a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony aged 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, initiative comes after US President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs.'Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war too,' Trump said in The prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event after comments by the city's mayor about ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event in Hiroshima three days earlier on August 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the Japanese health ministry released Tuesday meanwhile showed that the number of survivors from the bombings had fallen below 100,000 for the first number stood at 99,130 as of March 2025, with the average age at 86.13 years, according to the ministry.
Japan Times
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Anti-nuclear group creates online memorial for children who died in atomic bombings
A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month. It features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, "their agonizing deaths and the grief of surviving family members," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement. "By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honor their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons — an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions," it said. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 — the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days later. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki, including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Out of the around 210,000 victims, about 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials. Washington has never apologized for the bombings. Clicking a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Among them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony at the age of 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Six children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, survived. The initiative comes after U.S. President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. "Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war, too," Trump said in The Hague. This prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic bombs. Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media reported. Cohen, together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event following comments by the city's mayor about Gaza. Russia's ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK reported. However, Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event three days earlier on Aug. 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian embassy. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors.
News.com.au
01-07-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Online memorial for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month. It features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, "their agonising deaths and the grief of surviving family members," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement. "By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honour their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons -- an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions," it said. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on August 6 and 9, 1945 -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days later. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Out of around 210,000 victims, around 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials. Washington has never apologised for the bombings. Clicking a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Among them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony aged 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Six children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, survived. The initiative comes after US President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. "Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war too," Trump said in The Hague. This prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic bombs. Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media reported. Cohen, together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event after comments by the city's mayor about Gaza. Russia's ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK reported. However, Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event three days earlier on August 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian embassy. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors.
NHK
27-06-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Russian ambassador to attend Nagasaki peace ceremony
Russia's ambassador to Japan is set to attend an annual peace ceremony this August in Nagasaki. It's the first time Russia has been invited since invading Ukraine. The event will take place on August 9, exactly 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city in western Japan. The Russian Embassy in Tokyo says Ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev will attend. The city had not invited Russia and ally Belarus since 2022. But officials say they plan to invite all countries and regions with diplomatic missions in Japan this year. Russian Embassy officials told NHK that the ambassador decided to attend after receiving an invitation signed by the Nagasaki mayor. They also say they received an explanation about previous circumstances. The embassy says Ambassador Nozdrev will not attend a ceremony on August 6 in the city of Hiroshima. NHK has learned that Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair Joergen Frydnes plans to make a four-day visit to both cities starting July 21. He is expected to exchange opinions with atomic bomb survivors, known as hibakusha. The committee awarded last year's Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization that represents survivors of the atomic bombings and calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
