News
- Jan. 1, 2021
- Striving to fill voids in Hiroshima 75 years after the atomic bombing—Recreating cityscapes: 14 photos discovered that show bustle of former Sarugaku-cho
- Dec. 25, 2020
- Thomas Hajnoczi, who led establishment of nuclear ban treaty, to become executive advisor to Mayors for Peace
- Dec. 24, 2020
- City appoints 12 Hiroshima Messengers to enhance communication with Hiroshima’s six partner cities overseas
- Dec. 17, 2020
- National Peace Memorial Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims suspends until Jan. 3 project for sending A-bomb survivors to communicate A-bombing experiences
- Dec. 16, 2020
- Second memoir collection written by 42 prenatally exposed survivors in Japan is published
Silent Witness
Features
- Chugoku Shimbun and Nishinippon Shimbun partner on project detailing hopes imbued in A-bomb survivor testimonies
- Chugoku Shimbun and Nishinippon Shimbun partner on project detailing the current state and challenges of A-bombed material preservation and display
- Nuclear ban treaty to enter into force, Part 3: Aging A-bomb survivors hope desperately for effectuation of TPNW
- Nuclear ban treaty to enter into force, Part 2: Next goal is to convince nations dependent on the concept of nuclear deterrence
- Nuclear ban treaty to enter into force, Part 1: Japanese government clings to policy of national security based on nuclear deterrence
Survivors' Stories
- Survivors’ Stories: Michiko Osawa, 91, Hiroshima — “German priest saved my life”
- Survivors’ Stories: Keiko Morioka, 84, Naka Ward, Hiroshima—Continued search for friend Midori
- Survivors’ Stories: Fumiko Kiyohara, 84, Nishi Ward, Hiroshima—Remains in schoolyard part of everyday life
- Survivors’ Stories: Taeko Teramae, 90, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima: Overcoming the despair even after losing her left eye
- Survivors’ Stories: Sadao Hirano, 87, Aki Ward, Hiroshima: Leading my life with keloids
Opinion
- Prime Minister Suga does not mention topic of TPNW when describing meeting with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden
- On utilizing the former army clothing factory buildings
- Editorial: Nuclear weapons ban treaty to come into force—Appeals from A-bombed cities bore fruit
- Editorial: Japanese government submits anti-nuclear resolution to UN General Assembly—Japan must recognize its role as A-bombed nation
- Obituary: Mikiso Iwasa, former co-chairperson of Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations
The Chugoku Shimbun Junior Writers Reporting
Junior Writers Reporting: Depiction of work at facilities in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Connecting to memories of atomic bombing In the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, located in Hiroshima’s Naka Ward, there are two public facilities that convey information about the damage caused by t
Peace Movies
Message Video “No more Hiroshima! No more Nagasaki!”
This year marks 75 years since the atomic bombings. In order for many people to reflect on and share in the will of the hibakusha for nuclear weapons abolition, Mayors for Peace has created “No more Hiroshima! No more Nagasaki!”, a compilation of video messages.
http://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/?p=99474
Speakers (23 people)
⑴Ms. Yoshiko Kajimoto, survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima ⑵Mr. Yoshiro Yamawaki, survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⑶Mr. Kazumi Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan ⑷Mr. Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan ⑸Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs ⑹His Excellency Mr. Gustavo Zlauvinen, President-Designate of the NPT Review Conference ⑺His Excellency Mr. Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, Chair of the Third Preparatory Committee for the NPT Review Conference ⑻Mr. Gilles Carbonnier, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ⑼Ms. Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) ⑽14 representatives from Executive Cities of Mayors for Peace: Biograd na Moru (Croatia), Des Moines (U.S.A.), Granollers (Spain), Hannover (Germany), Malakoff (France), Manchester (U.K.), Muntinlupa (Philippines), Volgograd (Russia), Ypres (Belgium), Bangkok (Thailand), Fremantle (Australia), Santos (Brazil), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Geneva (Switzerland, a Member City in which the UNOG is located)
A-bomb Images
- Special exhibition of Wakaji Matsumoto’s photos to be held at The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles in 2021
- Landmarks of Hiroshima: Monument of the A-bombed Teachers and Students of National Elementary Schools
- Landmarks of Hiroshima: A-bomb Monument of Hiroshima Municipal Girls’ High School
- Landmarks of Hiroshima: The Statue of Mother and Child in the Storm
- Landmarks of Hiroshima: Rest House
