Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of ‘Oppenheimer’ will stoke nuclear debate
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters Teruko Yahata was eight when she saw a blueish-white light envelop the sky over her home city of Hiroshima one summer morning, moments before the first atomic bomb explosion knocked her unconscious and levelled swathes of the Japanese city. Teruko Yahata, 86, a World War II Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor, speaks about […]
Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence “folly”
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its mayor urged the abolition of nuclear weapons and called the Group of Seven leaders’ notion of nuclear deterrence a “folly”. The day to commemorate the victims of the world’s first nuclear attack comes as Russia has raised […]
Ukraine aims to encircle Bakhmut as Russia says it captures city
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private army and Russian troops for capturing it. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the […]
Hiroshima G7 marks costs of war and welcomes Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters The United States and other rich democracies on Sunday will bring to a close a Group of Seven gathering that has focused on undermining Russia and managing China with a show of force behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy will receive a hero’s welcome during the closing day of the G7 summit […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to attend Hiroshima G7 summit, deepening focus on Russia
Hiroshima, JapanReuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven Hiroshima summit this weekend, a Ukrainian security official said, putting fresh pressure on Russia against the backdrop of a city synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Zelenskiy will attend the gathering on Sunday, the third and final day, two officials involved in […]
Lifestory: In her own words – A Hiroshima bomb survivor learns English to tell her story
TOM BATEMAN and AKIKO OKAMOTO, of Reuters, speak to Teruko Yahata…
At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters The last time a US President visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori was filled with hope for a future without nuclear weapons. Seven years later, he’s more sceptical. As leaders of the Group of Seven nations gather in the Japanese city this week for a summit, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants […]
Sauerkraut or sardines? Hiroshima’s pancake goes global for G7 summit
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters When Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosts leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations in Hiroshima this week, restaurants in the city hope to put a local speciality on the map, with a choice of fillings to cater for foreign tastes. A gateway to tourism on the western side of Japan’s […]
Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary
Tokyo, JapanReuters Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations Secretary General warning of a new arms race following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February, and, shortly after, Russian President Vladimir Putin had obliquely […]
Essay: How to remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Sign the nuclear weapons treaty
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DIANE RANDALL, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, on the need for the ongoing push to ban nuclear weapons…