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‘Something out of the ordinary’: why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?

A death rate of up to 90%, attributed to warming seas, is threatening the trade in Hiroshima prefecture, which produces most of the country’s farmed oysters

The Guardian - UK

Who was Shigeaki Moki? Hiroshima survivor dies aged 88

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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori who was embraced by Obama dies at 88

His research eventually led to U.S. confirmation of the deaths of 12 captured American service members in the bombing

The Independent UK

Last year, the oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat — equivalent to 12 Hiroshima bombs exploding every second

In 2025, the ocean absorbed an extra 23 zettajoules of heat energy in 2025, breaking the ocean heat content record for the ninth consecutive year.

LiveScience

Girl, 13, identified as victim of Hiroshima atomic bombing after 80 years

Hatsue Kajiyama becomes first victim of US nuclear attack to be successfully identified by DNA analysis

The Independent UK

James Cameron gives update on Ghosts of Hiroshima film

Avatar filmmaker James Cameron has given a concerning update on his Ghosts of Hiroshima movie.

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Micron plans $9.6 billion HBM fab in Japan as AI memory race accelerates

Micron is preparing a major expansion of its Hiroshima operations to build a dedicated high-bandwidth memory facility, according to a report by Nikkei Asia.

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The German prisoner of war who gave Japan one of its most beloved cakes

Baumkuchen survived an earthquake and two world wars to become a wildly popular sweet

The Independent UK

‘You and the Atom Bomb’: how George Orwell’s 1945 essay predicted the Cold War and nuclear proliferation

August 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Just a month after the attacks, on 19 October 1945, George Orwell published an essay in the London Tribune, entitled “You and the Atom Bomb”. In it, he surmised what if “the great nations make…

The Conversation

As Gaza starts to rebuild, what lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

At first, there might not seem to be any immediate similarities between a devastated Nagasaki after the US atomic bombing in 1945 and Gaza today, aside from massive destruction.

The Conversation

‘My destiny’: Engineer escaped the Hiroshima bomb with his life. 3 days later, fate wasn’t done with him yet

"I thought the mushroom cloud had followed me." It literally did.

We Got This Covered

The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race

In August 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 people, overwhelmingly civilians. Eighty years on from this slaughter – which the then US army commander and later president Dwight D. Eisenhower called “completely unnecessary” – is an apt…

The Conversation

King and Queen lead two-minute silence to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Charles and Camilla at ceremony with veterans to commemorate end of World War Two

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Evening Standard

King hails heroes’ courage on VJ Day and reflects on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies will never be forgotten.

Evening Standard

Full text of the King’s address to the nation on VJ Day 80th anniversary

Charles reflected on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and the impact of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The Independent UK

Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago

Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II

The Independent UK

King Charles says VJ Day heroes ‘shall never be forgotten’ on 80th anniversary

August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

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Evening Standard

King says sacrifices of VJ Day heroes ‘shall never be forgotten’ as nation marks 80th anniversary

VJ Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

The Conversation

Postwar Japan at 80: 10 factors that changed the nation forever

This year marks 80 years since Japan’s catastrophic defeat in the Asia-Pacific War. In 1945, the country lay in ruins. Millions had died in battle or in the devastating Allied bombings of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and other cities. Across Asia and the Pacific, Japan’s bid to create a Greater East…

The Conversation

How a Japanese museum project is passing on the testimony of the last atomic bomb survivors

Known as hibakusha in Japan, the survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only people in the world with firsthand experience of the horrors of nuclear warfare. Now, 80 years later, they are passing their memories to the next generation through a project designed to…

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Nagasaki remembers atomic bomb victims 80 years on with minute of silence

Some 74,000 people were killed in Nagasaki in the US bombing in 1945, three days after Hiroshima. As the town’s mayor, Shiro Suzuki, calls to "stop armed conflicts immediately".

The Guardian - UK

I changed my mind on banning the bomb, but the threat of nuclear war is growing – and so is complacency

Though the weapons I campaigned against remain terrifying, I doubt we can disarm unilaterally. That should be the stuff of vital debate: right now, it isn’t, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

King to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day with address to the nation

VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

The Independent UK

The grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace

Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945

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