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The ‘lucky’ Japanese cats with their own fan club and shrine

In Nagasaki, the bobtail cat is more than just a pet

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: A survivor of the Nagasaki bombing struggles to preserve remains

Decorated with colorful paper cranes and blooming flowers, it doesn’t look the scene of a tragedy.

The Independent UK

‘I had a chance to pass my mum’s story on’: Kazuo Ishiguro on growing up in shadow of the Nagasaki bomb

The film version of A Pale View of Hills, the Nobel-winner’s tale of loss, exile and a pregnant radioactive bride, is about to premiere at Cannes. The writer explains why this story is so personal to him

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Nagasaki extends invitation to 'all countries' to memorial event of 1945 nuclear bombing

The United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, three days after the first bombing of Hiroshima, together killing more than 210,000 people.

Euronews

Nagasaki extends invitation 'to all countries' to memorial marking A-bomb anniversary

The mayor of Nagasaki said the city will invite representatives of ‘all countries’ and regions to this year's atomic bombing anniversary

The Independent UK

Eighty years since the Tokyo firebombing, survivors are still awaiting recognition

More people were killed in the 1945 attack than the atomic bombing of Nagasaki a few months later, but there is no national memorial, accurate death toll or compensation for survivors

The Guardian - AU

Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Survivor And Peace Advocate Dies At 93

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing, dedicated his life to advocating for peace and passed away at 93.

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Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of an organization of survivors

The Independent UK

Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors To Accept Nobel Prize In Oslo

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be presented Tuesday to Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, which lobbies against the weapons now resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

International Business Times

Japan's A-bomb Survivors: From Discrimination To A Nobel

Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced.

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Five lesser-known Godzilla films to watch before the king of monsters turns 70

Japan’s greatest monster, Godzilla, turns 70 on November 3 2024, the anniversary of the first movie to feature the character. Godzilla (1954) was a stark exercise in processing the trauma of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings, but its success inspired the longest-running film franchise in history, with 37 sequels.

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Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb

Michiko Kodama was a small child when the US atomic bomb hit her home city of Hiroshima in 1945.

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The maker of an Assassin's Creed Shadows statue featuring a one-legged torii says the design was 'insensitive' and will be changed

The one-legged torii in the collectible bears a striking resemblance to a monument to the nuclear attack on Nagasaki.

The Conversation

Nobel peace prize was another win for anti-nuclear activists, but much work remains

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Nihon Hidankyo has provided thousands of witness accounts and public appeals by survivors, who are known as hibakusha, and has sent…

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The Independent UK

Bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize win to share their anti-nuke message with younger generations

The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a fast-dwindling group of atomic bomb survivors

The Conversation

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

The Independent UK

Nobel prize for A-bomb survivors' group boosts hope for Japanese seeking a nuke-free world

For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world

International Business Times

Nihon Hidankyo: Japan's A-bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo is a group of survivors of the US nuclear bombings that virtually obliterated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. The Japanese grassroots anti-nuclear organisation was established in 1956 and is the only nationwide association of A-bomb…

International Business Times

'Unspeakable Horror': The Attacks On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors who are advocating for "a world free of nuclear weapons".

Dynamite News

Nobel Peace Prize 2024 awarded to Japanese nuclear bomb survivors Nihon Hidankyo

The winner was announced at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday, for the group, which "contributed greatly to the establishment of the nuclear taboo". Read further on Dynamite News:

International Business Times

Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Nihon Hidankyo Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha.

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