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Jun. 30, 2022
Hiroshima City mayor reports on TPNW states parties meeting and declares that Japan should have attended
Jun. 29, 2022
RERF narrows potential relocation sites to Hiroshima University Kasumi campus
Jun. 25, 2022
TPNW meeting closes with adoption of declaration, 50-article action plan to attain world without nuclear weapons and show respect for survivor contributions
Jun. 25, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: World watching closely how A-bombed Japan will strive to involve nuclear weapons states
Jun. 25, 2022
Four decades after former Hiroshima Mayor Takeshi Araki’s call for solidarity, how can solidarity among over 8,000 Mayors for Peace member cities be utilized?
Jun. 25, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary refrains from expressing opinion on Vienna Declaration
Jun. 24, 2022
TPNW First Meeting of States Parties: A requested condition of nuclear state’s participation in TPNW to be determined by the elimination of all nuclear arms it possesses within 10 years
Jun. 23, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: Hiroshima mayor calls on policymakers to join nuclear abolition efforts amid concern over military expansion
Jun. 22, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: Hiroshima’s A-bomb survivors and youth group express anger and disappointment over Japan’s absence
Jun. 22, 2022
Prime minister Kishida’s attendance at NPT review conference is officially announced: He would make a plea for nuclear disarmament.
Jun. 22, 2022
With Japan not in attendance, first TPNW states parties meeting kicks off in Vienna
Jun. 21, 2022
Sharing persistent suffering and anguish, A-bomb survivor Sueichi Kido says atomic bombs force people to live lives less than human, criticizes Japan’s stance
Jun. 21, 2022
At International Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna, A-bomb survivors argue for quick elimination of “absolute evil” nuclear weapons
Jun. 20, 2022
Striving to fill voids in Hiroshima, evidence of victims remains—Nine names strengthen desire for terrible tragedy to never be repeated
Jun. 20, 2022
Hiroe Kawashimo, A-bomb survivor with microcephaly, raises her voice at international conference to convey wish that war be eliminated
Jun. 20, 2022
Striving to fill voids in Hiroshima, evidence of victims remains—Wooden marker erected on scorched earth year after A-bombing inscribed with names of 9 A-bomb victims of family that ran tea shop
Jun. 20, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: In front of A-bomb Dome, calls made for abolition of nuclear weapons through online connection with Vienna prior to next day’s meeting
Jun. 20, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: Setsuko Thurlow warns of growing dependence on nuclear arms as Russia’s invasion “makes the case for nuclear abolition more compelling than ever”
Jun. 19, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: In testimony at NGO gathering in Vienna, A-bomb survivor proclaims, “Our suffering will persist until the end of our lives”
Jun. 19, 2022
Japan decides not to attend TPNW meeting, disappoints hibakusha
Jun. 19, 2022
Young people around the world gather at study session in Vienna before TPNW meeting, share inhumanity of nuclear weapons through dialogue with A-bomb survivors
Jun. 16, 2022
Prime Minister says government will not join the TPNW meeting, prioritizing discussions involving nuclear weapons states
Jun. 14, 2022
First Meeting of State Parties to TPNW: Keita Takagaki, from Hiroshima’s Asaminami Ward, and Daisy Whitby, Hiroshima University staff, to convey inhumanity of nuclear weapons
Jun. 11, 2022
Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations visits Tokyo to demand Japan’s participation in TPNW, relief for black rain victims
Jun. 11, 2022
Kishida to attend NPT review conference as first Japan prime minister in history and declare on August 1 his resolve to achieve “world without nuclear weapons”
Jun. 10, 2022
Nihon Hidankyo to send secretary-general and other members to Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, NPT Review Conference to communicate suffering caused by A-bombings
Jun. 10, 2022
Hiroshima City begins accepting applications for general public, A-bomb survivors, and victims’ families to attend Peace Memorial Ceremony
Jun. 9, 2022
Three high school peace ambassadors from Hiroshima Prefecture express determination to create peaceful world not reliant on nuclear deterrence
Jun. 8, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to TPNW: A-bomb survivors, college students hold online press conference before visiting Austria to voice support for nuclear abolition
Jun. 4, 2022
Prime Minister Kishida announces Japan’s participation in International Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
Jun. 3, 2022
First Meeting of States Parties to Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: NGOs’ proposal includes aid to all victims with no exceptions
Jun. 3, 2022
Prime Minister to send two A-bomb survivors to international conference on humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons to be held on June 20
Jun. 2, 2022
54 applicants for “Family A-bomb Legacy Successors,” new program launched by Hiroshima City to learn knowledge of atomic bombing
Jun. 2, 2022
Regret over not satisfying “still living” requirement, family gives up application
Jun. 1, 2022
On decision to select Hiroshima as host of G7 summit: Hiroshima governor will ask national government to create forum for dialogue between leaders, A-bomb survivors

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