Society
Japan Group’s Advocacy for Atomic Bomb Survivors Influenced Global Fight Against Nuclear Weapons
October 15, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, known as Nihon Hidankyo, was established in response to the hydrogen bomb test conducted by the…...Read more
Fireworks Illuminate Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Aiming to Revitalize City Affected by Earthquake
October 15, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe Sanriku Fireworks Competition in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, showcased a stunning display of approximately 15,000 fireworks on Sunday. This event was initiated by local volunteers…...Read more
Aichi Expo Mascots Hand Over Baton to 2025 Successor Myaku-myaku; Judo Gold Medalist Hifumi Abe Provides Support
October 15, 2024 | 0 CommentsWith just six months remaining until the Osaka-Kansai Expo, special events were held in Tokyo and Osaka on Sunday. The events included a guest appearance…...Read more
Free Concert by Japanese Singer Masaharu Fukuyama Delights Nagasaki
October 15, 2024 | 0 CommentsSinger Masaharu Fukuyama, a Nagasaki native, held a free concert at the newly opened Nagasaki Stadium City on Sunday. The concert was in celebration of…...Read more
Biden Commends Nihon Hidankyo for Nobel Peace Prize
October 15, 2024 | 0 CommentsU.S. President Joe Biden has extended his congratulations to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also known as Nihon Hidankyo, for being…...Read more
Sento Instructs Bathing Rules to Foreign Tourists
October 15, 2024 | 0 CommentsKenshi Naito, an employee of Daikokuyu, a public bathhouse in Tokyo, showed an illustrated card to Cheng Dian Heng from Taiwan. The card had a…...Read more
TEPCO Concludes 5th Round of Treated Water Discharge for FY 2024
October 14, 2024 | 0 CommentsTokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. announced on Monday that it has completed the fifth round of discharges of tritium-containing treated water from its Fukushima…...Read more
Hakamata of Japan Appears Publicly for the First Time After Acquittal
October 14, 2024 | 0 CommentsFormer Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted in a retrial 58 years after his arrest in a murder case, made his first public…...Read more
Israel Ambassador Condemns Hidankyo Cochair’s Gaza-Post-war Japan Comparison as “Outrageous and Baseless
October 14, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe Israeli ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, has criticized remarks made by Toshiyuki Mimaki, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, comparing the situation in Gaza to post-war…...Read more
Yomiuri Survey: Majority of Japanese Support Originator Profile Introduction and Expect New Tech to Reduce Disinformation
October 14, 2024 | 0 CommentsA recent nationwide survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun revealed that 90% of respondents believe that the introduction of Originator Profile (OP) technology should be…...Read more