Tag Archives: Hiroshima/Nagasaki

Atomic bomb survivors nominated for Nobel prize via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In this 70th year anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Swiss-based International Peace Bureau (IPB) nominated Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. This is Hidankyo’s third such … Continue reading →

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BBC Four Goes Nuclear via BBC

Posted on 2015/08/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The BBC has today announced BBC Four Goes Nuclear – a season of programmes around the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima. The season leads with the one-off documentary, Britain’s Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield, giving audiences unprecedented access to one of Britain’s … Continue reading →

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Survey: 55% of hibakusha stressed over health impact of 1945 radiation exposure via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/08/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than 55 percent of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings still feel anxiety over the impact of radiation exposure on their health, and nearly half fear their descendants may also be affected, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed. To mark … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima’s fate, 70 years ago this week, must not be forgotten via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two outstanding works of journalism bookmark that 70-year period: John Hersey’s 1946 article, which reminds us of the horror of the bombing; and Eric Schlosser’s terrifying account of a break-in at a US weapons plant in 2012 – a warning, … Continue reading →

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In a small town in Washington state, pride and shame over atomic legacy via AlJazeera

Posted on 2015/07/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Richland High School’s controversial mascot honors the community’s role in producing the plutonium dropped on Nagasaki RICHLAND, Wash. — The workers inside Hanford’s nuclear reactors in the early 1940s knew their jobs were important, even if many of them didn’t … Continue reading →

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Pearl Harbor Twitter row after US World Cup win via BBC News

Posted on 2015/07/12 by kojimaaiko

Victory for the US against Japan in the Women’s World Cup final turned into a Twitter row on Monday after some fans began to relate the win to Japan’s 1941 attack on the US Navy’s Pearl Harbor base. Pearl Harbor … Continue reading →

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Court denies full medical coverage for A-bomb survivors in U.S. via 毎日新聞

Posted on 2015/06/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) — The Hiroshima District Court on Wednesday denied full medical coverage for survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima who now live in the United States. The court turned down 13 plaintiffs’ demand for revoking earlier decisions by … Continue reading →

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August 1945: Things will never be the same again via Chatham House

Posted on 2015/06/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The detonation of atomic weapons over Japan was the dawn of a new age. When it comes to solving the problems that nuclear weapons have created for our species on a global scale, we seem to be intent on making … Continue reading →

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Hollywood and the downwinders still grapple with nuclear fallout via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/06/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The US turned swathes of desert radioactive during the cold war and denied it, bequeathing a medical mystery that still haunts Hollywood and rural Mormon communities and raises the question: how much do you trust the government? The photograph shows … Continue reading →

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St. Louis burning: A ticking time bomb beneath the city? via Aljazeera

Posted on 2015/05/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[This is the last part of trilogy: the information for the first two are at the end of this article] […] In 1973, radioactive waste a private company had bought from the government was illegally dumped at the landfill. The … Continue reading →

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