Nihon Hidankyo criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government for undermining Japan's pacifist constitution and non-nuclear policy in a statement marking its 70th anniversary.
Japan's leaders are pushing for a renewed debate on nuclear weapons and the nation's three non-nuclear principles amid growing regional tensions and concerns from atomic bomb survivors.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for failing to specify that the US dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres omitted mentioning the US as the perpetrator during the 81st Nagasaki atomic bombing anniversary.
Hiroshima commemorated the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing as Mayor Kazumi Matsui condemned nuclear deterrence and urged global leaders to pursue disarmament. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attended the ceremony amid questions over Japan’s non-nuclear principles.
Antonio Guterres did not directly name the United States in his Hiroshima anniversary message, while urging dialogue and warning of rising nuclear danger. Japanese officials also avoided naming the US in their remarks.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided explicitly pledging to maintain the nation's non-nuclear principles during the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, stating only that the government is upholding the policy as it reviews security documents.
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown metallic alloy, a "hiroshimaite," in beach sands from Hiroshima Bay. Formed by the 1945 atomic blast's extreme heat and rapid cooling, this finding offers insights into material behavior under extreme conditions and aids nuclear forensics.
A pastor recounts his experience during the Hiroshima atomic bombing, including his desperate search for his wife and child amidst the devastation.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reimagines the Trojan Horse as a civilization-obliterating device, drawing parallels with Oppenheimer in its exploration of a haunted genius disrupting societal fabric through deception, highlighting the erosion of trust and civility in modern society.
Albert Einstein never worked on the Manhattan Project, the US program that developed the atomic bomb. His involvement was limited to signing a letter warning President Roosevelt about Nazi Germany's potential nuclear program. Despite his name becoming synonymous with the atomic age, Einstein spent his later life advocating against nuclear weapons.
A 230-page memoir by Hiroshima survivor Kiyoshi Tanimoto, written 80 years ago, will be published this summer after its discovery in a US archive. The account of the atomic bombing's horrors is being adapted into a feature film and is considered timely due to current nuclear threats.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum revises exhibit language under civic group pressure, describing Imperial Japan's actions in China as 'invasion' and 'aggression', and controversially renaming the Nanjing Massacre as an 'incident'
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum plans to revise its exhibits to describe Japan's actions during the Second Sino-Japanese War as 'invasion,' addressing calls to more explicitly detail Japan's wartime aggression.
Tehran and Washington continue “sporadic” exchanges of fire as they vie for control of the strategic waterway Read Full Article at RT.com
Tsutomu Yamaguchi was the only person officially recognised as surviving both atomic bombings in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Hiroshima when the first bomb struck, he sustained burns and temporary vision loss but survived. Despite his injuries, he travelled to his home city of Nagasaki the following day and was present during the second atomic bombing. In 2009, Japanese authorities officially recognised him as a 'nijū hibakusha' (double hibakusha). After the war, he resumed his career and became an advocate for nuclear disarmament, speaking at the United Nations.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met in Gdańsk on Monday to discuss joint nuclear exercises as part of France's expanded European deterrence strategy. Poland has joined a select group of countries invited by France to cooperate on nuclear deterrence, which also includes Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. France, the EU's only nuclear power, announced earlier this year a historic shift allowing allied participation in nuclear drills while maintaining final control in Paris. The leaders also signed defense agreements including a planned Polish purchase of a French military telecoms satellite and a bilateral cooperation plan for 2026-2028.
