thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan Japan is increasingly concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/politics/japan-us-atomic-bomb-remark-concern/ #japan #politics #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #us #wwii
Japan is increasingly concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/politics/japan-us-atomic-bomb-remark-concern/ #japan #politics #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #us #wwii
thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa criticized recent remarks by U.S. officials that justified the August 1945 atomic bombings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/kamikawa-us-atomic-bombing/ #japan #yokokamikawa #usjapanrelations #atomicbombings
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa criticized recent remarks by U.S. officials that justified the August 1945 atomic bombings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/kamikawa-us-atomic-bombing/ #japan #yokokamikawa #usjapanrelations #atomicbombings
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan A melted wristwatch that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has sold for $31,113 at an auction in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/japan/hiroshima-watch-auction/ #japan #wwii #hiroshima #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #us
A melted wristwatch that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has sold for $31,113 at an auction in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/japan/hiroshima-watch-auction/ #japan #wwii #hiroshima #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #us
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to movies Japanese audiences will be able to watch the movie "Oppenheimer" in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters End said Wednesday, after the epic on the creator of the nuclear bomb was nominated for 13 categories at the Oscar Awards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/24/entertainment-news/oppenheimer-to-be-released-in-japan/?utm_content=buffer17a8b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #oppenheimer #film #awards #atomicbombings
Japanese audiences will be able to watch the movie "Oppenheimer" in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters End said Wednesday, after the epic on the creator of the nuclear bomb was nominated for 13 categories at the Oscar Awards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/24/entertainment-news/oppenheimer-to-be-released-in-japan/?utm_content=buffer17a8b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #oppenheimer #film #awards #atomicbombings
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The head of international anti-nuclear group ICAN said Monday that Japanese leadership should not fear the U.S. government's reaction and move to recognize the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as the ban marks its third anniversary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/23/japan/anti-nuclear-ican-chief-interview/?utm_content=buffer20188&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #us #wwii #ican
The head of international anti-nuclear group ICAN said Monday that Japanese leadership should not fear the U.S. government's reaction and move to recognize the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as the ban marks its third anniversary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/23/japan/anti-nuclear-ican-chief-interview/?utm_content=buffer20188&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #us #wwii #ican
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Trump stated in a speech that former U.S. President Harry Truman would not have dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II if he had been concerned about facing criminal prosecution for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/trump-cites-atomic-bombs/?utm_content=buffer3f8a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #donaldtrump #atomicbombings #harrytruman #us #2020uspresidentialelection
Trump stated in a speech that former U.S. President Harry Truman would not have dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II if he had been concerned about facing criminal prosecution for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/trump-cites-atomic-bombs/?utm_content=buffer3f8a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #donaldtrump #atomicbombings #harrytruman #us #2020uspresidentialelection
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan With the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum rapidly attracting more visitors since April, the city of Hiroshima plans to implement an online ticket system to alleviate congestion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/29/japan/hiroshima-peace-museum-online-tickets/?utm_content=buffer95675&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #hiroshima #museums #atomicbombings #g7
With the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum rapidly attracting more visitors since April, the city of Hiroshima plans to implement an online ticket system to alleviate congestion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/29/japan/hiroshima-peace-museum-online-tickets/?utm_content=buffer95675&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #hiroshima #museums #atomicbombings #g7
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to movies "Oppenheimer" will screen in Japan next year, a local distributor said Thursday — a launch that had been in doubt amid criticism that the film largely ignores the devastation of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/07/entertainment-news/oppenheimer-japan-launch/?utm_content=buffer9e125&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #film #oppenheimer #wwii #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki
"Oppenheimer" will screen in Japan next year, a local distributor said Thursday — a launch that had been in doubt amid criticism that the film largely ignores the devastation of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/07/entertainment-news/oppenheimer-japan-launch/?utm_content=buffer9e125&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #film #oppenheimer #wwii #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan The Japanese government decided to recommend a collection of photos and videos depicting the devastation in Hiroshima after the August 1945 atomic bombing to a UNESCO documentary heritage program for 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/history/hiroshima-bomb-unesco-photo-archive/?utm_content=buffer3c2c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #unesco #photography
The Japanese government decided to recommend a collection of photos and videos depicting the devastation in Hiroshima after the August 1945 atomic bombing to a UNESCO documentary heritage program for 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/history/hiroshima-bomb-unesco-photo-archive/?utm_content=buffer3c2c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #unesco #photography
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan An 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki called for the elimination of nuclear weapons in his speech at the onset of a five-day U.N. meeting in New York. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/japan-a-bomb-survivor-un-nuke-conference/?utm_content=bufferc19a8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #un
An 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki called for the elimination of nuclear weapons in his speech at the onset of a five-day U.N. meeting in New York. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/japan-a-bomb-survivor-un-nuke-conference/?utm_content=bufferc19a8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #un
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan Atomic-bomb survivors are striving to find any way possible to convey the harrowing experiences they had in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, knowing that time is running out for them to use their own words. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/history/abomb-students-art/?utm_content=bufferda38d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #students #art #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki
Atomic-bomb survivors are striving to find any way possible to convey the harrowing experiences they had in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, knowing that time is running out for them to use their own words. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/history/abomb-students-art/?utm_content=bufferda38d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #students #art #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan For those caught in the "black rain" unleashed by the Nagasaki A-bomb, official recognition as a survivor has been elusive. Decades later, two women detail their fight for compensation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/21/japan/society/nagasaki-black-rain-survivors-excluded/?utm_content=buffer14d0f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #hiroshima
For those caught in the "black rain" unleashed by the Nagasaki A-bomb, official recognition as a survivor has been elusive. Decades later, two women detail their fight for compensation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/21/japan/society/nagasaki-black-rain-survivors-excluded/?utm_content=buffer14d0f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #hiroshima
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to random "Barbie" hit theaters in Japan on Friday, where "Barbenheimer" memes linking the doll-themed film with a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer caused a stir and forced Warner Bros to apologize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/12/hollywood-blockbuster-barbie-opens-in-japan-after-controversy/?utm_content=bufferba9df&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #barbie #oppenheimer #cinemas #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons
"Barbie" hit theaters in Japan on Friday, where "Barbenheimer" memes linking the doll-themed film with a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer caused a stir and forced Warner Bros to apologize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/12/hollywood-blockbuster-barbie-opens-in-japan-after-controversy/?utm_content=bufferba9df&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #barbie #oppenheimer #cinemas #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to random "Barbie" hit theaters in Japan on Friday, where "Barbenheimer" memes linking the doll-themed film with a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer caused a stir and forced Warner Bros to apologize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/12/barbie-opens-japan/?utm_content=bufferafe66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #barbie #oppenheimer #barbenheimer #atomicbombings #wwii
"Barbie" hit theaters in Japan on Friday, where "Barbenheimer" memes linking the doll-themed film with a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer caused a stir and forced Warner Bros to apologize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/12/barbie-opens-japan/?utm_content=bufferafe66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #barbie #oppenheimer #barbenheimer #atomicbombings #wwii
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/nagasaki-urges-break-from-nuclear-deterrence/?utm_content=buffer7236e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/nagasaki-urges-break-from-nuclear-deterrence/?utm_content=buffer7236e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/nagasaki-urges-break-from-nuclear-deterrence-at-reduced-a-bomb-ceremony/?utm_content=buffer1fe70&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/nagasaki-urges-break-from-nuclear-deterrence-at-reduced-a-bomb-ceremony/?utm_content=buffer1fe70&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Nagasaki will mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-anniversary-ceremony-indoors/?utm_content=buffera3daf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
Nagasaki will mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-anniversary-ceremony-indoors/?utm_content=buffera3daf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Nagasaki will mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/09/japan/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-anniversary-ceremony-indoors/?utm_content=buffer82660&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
Nagasaki will mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Wednesday in a significantly scaled-down event brought indoors due to an approaching tropical storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/09/japan/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-anniversary-ceremony-indoors/?utm_content=buffer82660&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #nagasaki #wwii #typhoons #typhoonkhanun #nuclearweapons
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Even as it marks another anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan remains against joining a treaty designed to eliminate the world’s most destructive weapon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/japan-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty/?utm_content=buffer94a34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nuclearweapons #history #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #russiaukrainewar #china #northkorea #un
Even as it marks another anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan remains against joining a treaty designed to eliminate the world’s most destructive weapon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/japan-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty/?utm_content=buffer94a34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nuclearweapons #history #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #russiaukrainewar #china #northkorea #un
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews Geopolitical rivalries and the failure to address the complicity of G7 members in perpetuating a nuclearized world are stymieing nonproliferation efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/03/world/g7-nuclear-weapons/?utm_content=bufferc7c83&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #hiroshima #g7 #nuclearweapons #us #atomicbombings #nuclearnonproliferation
Geopolitical rivalries and the failure to address the complicity of G7 members in perpetuating a nuclearized world are stymieing nonproliferation efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/03/world/g7-nuclear-weapons/?utm_content=bufferc7c83&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #hiroshima #g7 #nuclearweapons #us #atomicbombings #nuclearnonproliferation
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan An initiative launched by the city of Hiroshima allows relatives to pass on the experiences of surviving hibakusha, allowing family histories relating to the A-bomb to be preserved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/06/japan/abomb-family-histories/?utm_content=buffer8fe02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki
An initiative launched by the city of Hiroshima allows relatives to pass on the experiences of surviving hibakusha, allowing family histories relating to the A-bomb to be preserved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/06/japan/abomb-family-histories/?utm_content=buffer8fe02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #atomicbombings #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Hiroshima marked the 78th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing by the United States on Sunday after its nuclear legacy took center stage when it hosted the G7 leaders summit in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/06/japan/hiroshima-attomic-bombing-78th-anniversary/?utm_content=bufferb82a9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #history #g7 #nuclearweapons #wwii
Hiroshima marked the 78th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing by the United States on Sunday after its nuclear legacy took center stage when it hosted the G7 leaders summit in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/06/japan/hiroshima-attomic-bombing-78th-anniversary/?utm_content=bufferb82a9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #history #g7 #nuclearweapons #wwii
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan An ancient discovery and moments that mark the atomic bombings fill past August pages of Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/01/japan/history/august-shogi-atomic-bombings/?utm_content=bufferaeeb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #schools #shogi #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii
An ancient discovery and moments that mark the atomic bombings fill past August pages of Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/01/japan/history/august-shogi-atomic-bombings/?utm_content=bufferaeeb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #schools #shogi #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to boxoffice Moviegoers in Japan may not get their "Barbenheimer" moment, this country likes to keep things family friendly in the summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/07/27/film/oppenheimer-summer-box-office-in-japan/?utm_content=buffer05694&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #oppenheimer #boxoffice #atomicbombings
Moviegoers in Japan may not get their "Barbenheimer" moment, this country likes to keep things family friendly in the summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/07/27/film/oppenheimer-summer-box-office-in-japan/?utm_content=buffer05694&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #oppenheimer #boxoffice #atomicbombings
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to art Norio Nakamura's entry is the latest in an iconic series of posters that has contributed some of the greatest and most impactful images in Japanese graphic design. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/07/13/arts/hiroshima-appeals-graphic-design/?utm_content=buffer7a204&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #art #wwii #hiroshima #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #norionakamura #hiroshimaappeals #graphicart
Norio Nakamura's entry is the latest in an iconic series of posters that has contributed some of the greatest and most impactful images in Japanese graphic design. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/07/13/arts/hiroshima-appeals-graphic-design/?utm_content=buffer7a204&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #art #wwii #hiroshima #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #norionakamura #hiroshimaappeals #graphicart