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Feb. 28, 2023
@80 days until Hiroshima Summit: Peace Watch Tower
Feb. 27, 2023
@ 81 days until Hiroshima Summit: Mailbox commemorating peace
Feb. 27, 2023
Private peace memorial museum opens its doors in Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, based on efforts by Masanori Takenaga
Feb. 25, 2023
One year after invasion, seven A-bomb survivors organizations in Hiroshima call for Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine
Feb. 23, 2023
A-bomb survivors criticize Russia’s suspension of participation in new START as reversal of nuclear abolition efforts
Feb. 23, 2023
Meeting minutes from councils show debate on deletion of Barefoot Gen from peace-education materials and final decision by Hiroshima board of education
Feb. 22, 2023
@ 86 days until Hiroshima Summit: Remnants of war on Miyajima Island
Feb. 21, 2023
Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: Prime Minister fully considers visit to Peace Memorial Museum by leaders of G7 to convey reality of A-bombing
Feb. 19, 2023
Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: Three months to go
Feb. 18, 2023
Decision to eliminate from teaching materials Barefoot Gen manga, which depicts tragedy of Hiroshima, generates controversy
Feb. 18, 2023
Ireland’s speaker of lower house of parliament visits Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima
Feb. 18, 2023
Peace Memorial Museum rotates 60 items in permanent exhibitions—School uniforms, personal journal give sense of atomic bombing on that day
Feb. 16, 2023
Prime Minister Kishida reiterates that government will not discuss nuclear sharing, in response to Shigeru Ishiba’s query
Feb. 16, 2023
@ 92 days until Hiroshima Summit: Remaining roof
Feb. 15, 2023
Hiroshima Summit May 19 through 21: Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki urge G7 Summit leaders to engage in dialogue with A-bomb survivors
Feb. 14, 2023
Setsuko Thurlow moved to tears by letters sent from 300 Gionkita High School students expressing their desire to “take action for peace”
Feb. 12, 2023
Hiroshima Summit May 19 through 21: With a willingness for learning, students show resolution to serve as tourist guides or interpreters at an inaugural ceremony of volunteers in Naka Ward
Feb. 11, 2023
Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors make arrangements to meet ambassadors
Feb. 11, 2023
Hiroshima Gate Park — Laying of A-bombed stones begins for “Peace Promenade” walkway, designed to give users sense of peace
Feb. 9, 2023
Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: Main venue hotel starts displaying countdown to summit, establishes special department for preparation
Feb. 9, 2023
Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: Chugoku Shimbun sets up portal page to provide quick and easy access to news and life information
Feb. 8, 2023
Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: 100 days to go Photo taken by U.S. military three months after atomic bombing shows Motoujina, area around main venue of summit, and ruined city center
Feb. 8, 2023
Hiroshima District Court dismisses second-generation A-bomb survivors’ claim for compensation, rules government measures not unconstitutional
Feb. 7, 2023
Japan Innovation Party leader, Nobuyuki Baba, calls debate on “nuclear sharing” inevitable
Feb. 6, 2023
Shinran’s Buddhist teachings support peace activism of Toshiyuki Mimaki, Hiroshima Hidankyo chair
Feb. 3, 2023
RERF and Hiroshima University announce agreement on RERF’s relocation to Kasumi Campus

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