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Aug. 10, 2023
Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations opens UN A-bomb exhibition website to disseminate threat of nuclear weapons in two languages
Aug. 7, 2023
Setsuko Thurlow attends Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, says “Concrete plan for nuclear abolition not in evidence”
Aug. 7, 2023
Calling for rejection of nuclear deterrence theory, Hiroshima Peace Declaration on 78th anniversary of A-bombing demands security based on trust
Aug. 7, 2023
Daughter of A-bomb survivor determined to take advantage of chance to pass on father’s memories of “that day” in role as Family A-bomb Legacy Successor
Aug. 7, 2023
Peace Night Game Hiroshima held at Mazda stadium on August 6, appreciating everyday life in which people can enjoy baseball
Aug. 7, 2023
Peace Message by Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
Aug. 7, 2023
Summer following conclusion of Hiroshima Summit—Yoshio Harada, who experienced A-bombing in main G7 venue of Motoujina, calls for Hiroshima’s message to be communicated
Aug. 7, 2023
After four-year interval, participants offer prayers for A-bomb victims with 5,000 lanterns floated on river
Aug. 7, 2023
Prime Minister and Health, Labour and Welfare Minister visit A-bomb survivors at special nursing home for A-bomb survivors
Aug. 7, 2023
High barriers to TPNW: Prime Minister Kishida meets with A-bomb survivors, expressing negative stance on participation
Aug. 6, 2023
Remaining relative of destroyed catering shop’s owners—his uncle and aunt—creates wrapping paper map of Hiroshima town before A-bombing
Aug. 6, 2023
Summer following conclusion of Hiroshima Summit: In a first, head of South Korean Overseas Koreans Agency attends memorial ceremony, pledges “No Koreans will be sacrificed in despair ever again”
Aug. 6, 2023
Shirt worn by 3-year-old Shoji Kubo, who died year after A-bombing, donated by brother to Peace Memorial Museum as evidence of Shoji’s life
Aug. 6, 2023
NPT preparatory committee—Yukiko Ichimura, founder of local group, attends grassroots rally for nuclear abolition in Vienna on A-bombing anniversary for first time in 40 years
Aug. 6, 2023
The City of Hiroshima:PEACE DECLARATION
Aug. 6, 2023
Commitment to Peace
Aug. 5, 2023
Making fun of atomic bombings draws criticism on social media
Aug. 5, 2023
A-bomb orphan appreciates “American mother,” who sent letters and visited Hiroshima, for giving him support to live
Aug. 5, 2023
Kimihisa Ogawa, designer of paper-crane booth in Peace Park, creates painting of classmate who died from leukemia after A-bombing — “She is Sadako to me”
Aug. 4, 2023
Niece of the tricycle boy killed in the atomic bombing determined to tell story of her grandfather’s suffering
Aug. 4, 2023
Summer following conclusion of Hiroshima Summit—In his 90s, Mikio Saiki, of Hiroshima’s Naka Ward, decides to share A-bomb experience
Aug. 4, 2023
Newly discovered letters, photographs from early days of Hiroshima Peace Center show support for orphans and women
Aug. 4, 2023
Newly discovered materials from early days of A-bomb survivors support group highlight former secretary-general’s efforts to link anti-war Japan, US citizens
Aug. 3, 2023
Striving to fill voids in Hiroshima—Wicker trunk made at shop in devastated former Sarugaku-cho revealed to deceased shopkeeper’s family
Aug. 2, 2023
Novelist Kenzaburo Oe’s handwritten document sent to Nihon Hidankyo in 1989 reveals solidarity with A-bomb survivors, describes each experience as “universal”
Aug. 2, 2023
Family of Chugoku Shimbun employee who died in A-bombing donates certificate as evidence of labor on August 6, requests continued A-bomb reporting
Aug. 1, 2023
Canteen communicates regrets of former soldier who was unable to provide water to victims, treasured notebook records A-bombing experiences
Aug. 1, 2023
Maruki Gallery to close in summer 2025, undergo renovation, reopen in 2027

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