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Kohei Nohara (right) speaks about his war experience to students as teacher Naoya Arakaki asks him questions at Shonan Elementary School in Haebaru, Okinawa Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 10, 2026
Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom
As a 14-year-old in May 1945, Kohei Nohara fled his hometown of Haebaru on Okinawa¡¯s main island with his relatives to seek refuge as the battle got closer and closer.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (second from right) and other officials hold a news conference in Nagasaki on Monday, marking the 70th anniversary of the group's founding.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the group¡¯s establishment.
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 10, 2026
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
The announcement comes just before the anniversary of Â鶹´«Ã½ World War II surrender, when many traditionally pay a visit to the shrine.
Chiyoko Iwanaga (right), a survivor of the atomic bombing, and others hold a news conference after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nagasaki on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Prime Minister Takaichi urged to recognize more hibakusha
Some people who were exposed to radiation from the bomb have not been officially recognized as hibakusha because they were outside locations designated as being in the blast zone.
Attendees gather in front of the Nagasaki Peace Statue on the day of a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the bombing of the city at Nagasaki Peace Park on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Takaichi doubles down on ambiguity over nonnuclear principles at Nagasaki ceremony
Unlike previous leaders, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi again described the government¡¯s current position, without making an explicit commitment about the future of the principles.
Minoru Hasebe poses for a photo while wearing a Carp hat in his backyard in Hiroshima.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2026
Former Carp catcher wishes for peace 81 years after atomic bomb
During Hasebe¡¯s seven years as catcher, he saw his team grow amid struggles and felt the enthusiasm of Hiroshima residents for reviving the city.
Seven years after traveling back in time and falling in love with a kamikaze pilot, Yuri (Haruka Fukuhara, left) contemplates a new beginning in Takehiko Shinjo¡¯s ¡°Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2026
¡®Till We Meet Again on the Starry Hill¡¯: Time-travel kamikaze romance gets a pointless sequel
Takehiko Shinjo¡¯s follow-up to a 2023 hit film is even more muddled than its predecessor.
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, lays flowers at a cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Prince Hisahito offers flowers for Hiroshima A-bomb victims
This is the first time the prince has undertaken official duties outside Tokyo without being accompanied by other members of the Imperial Family.
Attendees pray for the victims of the atomic bombings during a ceremony at Nagasaki's Peace Park on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2026
Nagasaki 81 years on: Learn what hibakusha know
The danger is that, as the generation that lived through the tragedies of World War II passes, it takes with it the firsthand experience of that war.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and other dignitaries observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2026
Japan and the world should not fear a real nuclear debate
Thinking about nuclear weapons is changing, a reflection, among other things, of the changing circumstances of regional security architectures.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Hiroshi Harada, head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Survivors Organizations, on Thursday in Hiroshima.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Hibakusha groups urge government to support a nuclear arms ban treaty
Hibakusha group officials said?the government has not actively engaged in peace diplomacy or shown enthusiasm about eliminating nuclear weapons.
Kayoko Mori (left) holds a portrait of Shigeaki Mori, together with Robert Tatalovich, a relative of a U.S. serviceman killed in the atomic bombing, in the city of Hiroshima on June 3.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2026
Historian¡¯s wife continues his research on U.S. captives in Hiroshima
Shigeaki Mori became famous when he hugged then U.S. President Barack Obama in Hiroshima in 2016. Since his death, Kayoko Mori has continued his work.
Takeshi Shibata (middle) directs Masahiro Motoki on the set of ¡°The Man Who Carries the Voice of August.¡± Shibata says he hopes the film can help viewers around the world understand hibakusha and ¡°the threat of nuclear weapons.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2026
¡®The Man Who Carries the Voice of August¡¯ explores the fragile legacy of the hibakusha
A journalist¡¯s effort to record hibakusha testimonies raises questions about memory, truth and survival.
Makoto Matsumura (left), head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, and Keiko Hiyama, the association's executive director, during an interview in the city of Hiroshima on July 23
JAPAN / Society
Aug 6, 2026
As hibakusha age, storytelling mantle passes to the next generation
As the number of living witnesses declines, the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association is working to pass on their oral history through second-generation speakers.
The "Miked" or "M" room, a secret World War II British intelligence listening facility, is pictured inside the new Trent Park Museum, after its recent opening in Enfield, north London, on July 29.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
U.K. mansion where ¡®listeners¡¯ spied on Nazi generals becomes museum
Trent Park, a country house north of London, had been turned into a camp for high-ranking German prisoners of war during World War II.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concludes her speech during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Takaichi emphasizes Â鶹´«Ã½ commitment to nonnuclear principles on Hiroshima anniversary
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s first appearance at the ceremony as the nation¡¯s leader comes as the government prepares to revise key national security documents later this year.
This photo of Hiroshima was taken in March 1946, nearly half a year after the atomic bomb was dropped on Aug. 6, 1945, and shows the extensive destruction caused by the blast.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2026
Make anniversary of Hiroshima bombing ¡®Disarmament Day¡¯
Remembering Hiroshima cannot become a once-a-year ritual. It must become a reminder that nuclear weapons remain an urgent contemporary problem.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi holds a news conference at the Diet building on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
Shinjiro Koizumi backs nuke-free world after controversy
The defense minister¡¯s proposal last month for debates without any taboos on nuclear policy sparked criticism, including among hibakusha atomic bomb survivors.
Students visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima last year.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2026
U.S. ambassador to skip peace ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This year¡¯s ceremonies will be the first missed by a U.S. ambassador since Rahm Emanuel skipped the event in Nagasaki in 2024.
Japanese police check for mock chemical agents during Pacific Shield 18, a multinational exercise focused on preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, in Yokosuka in July 2018.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The real reasons to be terrified about AI and WMD
The threat of AI and WMDs is nuanced and takes different forms for each type of weapon, with AI helping both the offense and the defense.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.
Will Takaichi¡¯s consumption tax cut break the LDP?
Despite months of debate, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi failed to gain consensus within the Liberal Democratic Party on a two-year reduction of the consumption tax.

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