Tag Archives: Hiroshima/Nagasaki

UN chief says end ‘madness’ of nuclear weapon testing via Tribune

Posted on 2016/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

VIENNA, AUSTRIA: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday for the US, China and other nuclear-armed states to end the “madness” of atomic testing by finally ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which turns 20 this year. “I call on remaining states, the … Continue reading →

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Obama Will Be the First Sitting President to Visit Hiroshima via Fortune

Posted on 2016/04/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

He will make the historic trip in May. More than 70 years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima that led to the end of World War II, Barack Obama is set to become … Continue reading →

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Overseas visitors to Hiroshima atomic bomb museum hit record high in fiscal 2015 via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA – The number of foreign visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum marking the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city increased some 104,500 from a year earlier to a record 338,891 in fiscal 2015, the museum said Wednesday. … Continue reading →

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Ghosts Of Hiroshima Haunt Fuming Landfill Near Ferguson, Missouri via The Seattle Medium

Posted on 2016/04/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRIDGETON, Mo. – Outside Ferguson, Missouri, another issue burns. This time, it’s environmental. An underground fire smolders toward radioactive waste tied to the atomic bombs that leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This subterranean inferno threatens to sicken area residents, just 10 … Continue reading →

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White House confirms Obama is weighing visit to Hiroshima during G-7 trip via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/04/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama is considering a visit to Hiroshima when he travels to Japan in May for the Group of Seven summit, the White House said Tuesday. It was the first confirmation of reports that the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Former Uruguayan president visits Hiroshima, studies A-bomb photos via The Mainichi

Posted on 2016/04/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA — At the same time as the G-7 Hiroshima Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was being held here, former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica visited Hiroshima on April 10, where he was captivated by photos of the aftermath of the atomic bomb … Continue reading →

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Kerry says Hiroshima ‘gut-wrenching’ reminder world should abandon nuclear weapons via Reuters

Posted on 2016/04/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945 U.S. nuclear attack on Hiroshima “gut-wrenching” and said it was a reminder of the need to pursue a world free of … Continue reading →

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White House aides mulling possible Obama visit to Hiroshima after G-7 summit via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/04/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON – Aides to U.S. President Barack Obama are looking at a possible unprecedented presidential visit to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima during his trip to Japan in May, The Washington Post reported in its online edition Saturday. “No final … Continue reading →

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G-7 foreign ministers to visit A-bomb memorial park together via Nikkei Asian Review

Posted on 2016/04/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries will visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima together on April 11 on the occasion of a ministerial meeting there, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday. Kishida, U.S. … Continue reading →

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Los Alamos team visits Japan to gain perspective on atomic bombings via Santa Fe/New Mexican

Posted on 2016/03/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Despite the shared history between Los Alamos and the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where another bomb was dropped on Aug. 9, 1945, New Mexico residents “don’t hear a lot about the Japanese perspective,” said Judith Stauber, director … Continue reading →

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