Nuclear weapons would only lead to destruction by Kana Kobayashi, Staff Writer American singer-songwriter and poet Patti Smith visited Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima’s Naka Ward on April 28. A...

39 years after Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster: People in Hiroshima stage a sit-in protest, arguing “Humans and nuclear power cannot coexist”

by Maho Yamamoto, Staff Writer On April 26, the day marking the 39th annivers...

King of Denmark lays flowers at the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims

by Koji Higuchi, Staff Writer On April 25, King Frederic X of Denmark, curren...

Learning about threat of nuclear weapons: Report on American Red Cross program delivered at Hiroshima Red Cross

by Satoshi Hirata, Staff Writer The Japanese and American chapters of the Red...

Pope Francis, dedicated to peace diplomacy and called for nuclear abolition with the message “Use of atomic energy is a crime,” dies

by Kohei Okata, Staff Writer “The use of atomic energy for purposes of war is...

As Hiroshima mourns Pope Francis, A-bomb survivors vow to carry on his legacy of peace

Sorrow pervaded the A-bombed city of Hiroshima following the news of Pope Franci...

She shares her experience with her colleagues’ sorrows in mind by Michiko Tanaka, Senior Staff Writer The “Ayumi group” was established by young people who had tried hard at life for a decade af...

Documenting of Hiroshima, Witnesses: Michiko Matsui (Part 1)

All young members gathered for the Ayumi group had gloomy eyes A couple who h...

Survivors’ Stories: Hiroshi Shimizu, 82, Higashi Ward, Hiroshima City: His A-bomb testimony focusing on the “decade of void”

Suffered from diarrhea in his childhood, and always said “I feel tired” by Ik...

Documenting Hiroshima 80 years after A-bombing: From August 6, 1945, to 2025 — August 1955, World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs

“Is it right that one atomic bomb should kill innocent people, the elderly, chil...

Documenting Hiroshima 80 years after A-bombing: From August 6, 1945, to 2025 — In June 1950, Korean War begins; in August, Peace Festival is canceled

“Amid the tense international situation today, I hope it is indicated to the wor...

Documenting Hiroshima 80 years after A-bombing: From August 6, 1945, to 2025 — First Peace Festival, August 1947

“I read out the peace declaration, hoping that even if the voice delivered from ...

Nihon Hidankyo awarded Nobel Peace Prize — The Light in Oslo, Part 3: Young people carry on passion of A-bomb survivors

by Michio Shimotaka, Staff Writer “Some people say that activities by high sc...

Interview with Kenichi Okubo, President, Japan Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms by Makoto Iwasaki, Special Editorial Writer The “A-bomb trial,” in which the atomic bombings of Hiroshi...

Tetsuji Kumada, 67, newly appointed to post of secretary-general of Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations

by Minami Yamashita, Staff Writer On July 3, Tetsuji Kumada, 67, assumed th...