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HIROSHIMA

Residence halls and the playground at Hiroshima Shinsei Gakuen in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 12, 2026
Hiroshima child welfare home marks roots in founder’s A-bomb experience
The facility initially cared for children who had lost their guardians during World War II and now cares for those who have faced difficulties at home.
A member of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) solicits signatures for a petition urging Japan to ratify the nuclear weapons ban treaty at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in October 2024. The organization won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2026
What happens when the last hibakusha is gone?
As the Peace Clock advances, another clock is running out: The number of people who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling.
Ground Self-Defense Force personnel participate in a live-fire exercise at the GSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in 2024.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2025
Japan should have nuclear weapons, official reportedly says
The comments come at a sensitive time for Japan amid a tense security environment in East Asia.
Executives of Nihon Hidankyo, including Secretary-General Jiro Hamasumi (second from right) and co-chair Terumi Tanaka (third from left) in Tokyo in June
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2025
One year on, Nihon Hidankyo seeks to continue as members age
The average age of survivors of the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is now over 86.
Visitors pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in October 2024.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2025
Hiroshima atomic bombing victim identified by DNA test
The city of Hiroshima said it will continue DNA testing of preserved hair upon request, aiming to identify more victims.
Fisheries minister Norikazu Suzuki explains measures to support oyster farmers during a news conference at the ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
Japan unveils measures to tackle mass oyster deaths
The measures include financially supporting affected oyster farmers and identifying the cause of the mass deaths.
Kaihara Chair Junji Kaihara holds a pair of jeans made of Kaihara Denim in its initial stage at the company’s museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. A panel behind him shows a photo of the company’s first dyeing machine, “Nintai-go.”
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 8, 2025
Hiroshima’s textile industry lives on through quality and new techniques
From a company becoming one of the top global denim brands to a son repairing machines himself to keep his family’s business going, the prefecture’s textile industry lives on.
Lawyers hold a sign saying the July Upper House election was ruled to be in an unconstitutional state, in the city of Hiroshima on Tuesday, following a ruling by the Hiroshima High Court on vote disparity.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2025
Hiroshima High Court finds Upper House poll held in unconstitutional state
The latest ruling was the 11th to find that the election with a maximum vote value gap of 3.13 times was conducted under unconstitutional conditions.
Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki (center) looks at dead oysters in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 20, 2025
Hiroshima oyster farmers face crisis amid mass die-offs
Producers in coastal areas of the city of Higashihiroshima have reported mortality rates of 80% to 90%, prompting fears about the industry’s survival.
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima seen from a nearby observation point in April
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2025
Remains of Hiroshima atomic bomb victim to get DNA test
Unclaimed remains will undergo DNA profiling to identify the individual.
Members of hibakusha groups collect signatures for the abolition of nuclear weapons at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 10, 2025
A year after Hidankyo’s Nobel win, A-bomb survivors pin hopes on youth
While support for nuclear-weapons abolitionist groups is increasing, the average age of hibakusha has exceeded 86.
Mika Yokota won Hiroshima Prefecture’s gubernatorial election on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Hiroshima Prefecture elects its first female governor
Mika Yokota, a former deputy governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, defeated two contenders to win Sunday’s gubernatorial election.
The closing ceremony of the 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in Hiroshima on Wednesday
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2025
Scientists gathered in Hiroshima call for abolition of nuclear weapons
The declaration wrapped up the five-day 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in the atomic-bombed city.
Hussain Al-Shahristani, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs (second from left), and other officials visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2025
Pugwash Conference opens in Hiroshima
The 63rd Pugwash Conference opened in Hiroshima on Saturday, with nearly 200 participants set to discuss the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 1, 2025
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
From Hiroshima to Tokyo, Indonesian diasporic communities in Japan are expressing their support for compatriots back home and building solidarity online and offline.
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura pose for a picture after signing an agreement to form a coalition, at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Oct 20.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2025
Smaller parties set to suffer most if LDP and JIP reduce Lower House seats
Smaller parties such as Komeito could lose out the most if a bill is passed to reduce Lower House seats by 10%.
At an Oct. 15 performance in Hiroshima, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich (left) plays a piano that survived the atomic bombing of the city. She is accompanied by Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino. In the right foreground is a digital piano developed to reproduce the notes of the famous piano.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2025
Digitized sounds unveiled of piano that survived atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Concerns about the aging piano’s fragility prompted the creation of a project to make a digital recording of its 88 keys recorded at six volume levels.
An elementary school teacher holds items purchased out of pocket for use at work, in the city of Hiroshima in June.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 13, 2025
Many public school teachers pay out of pocket for work-related costs
Payments for expenses related to classes made up 58.8% of the cases, the highest rate.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka speaks to reporters during an event held in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2025
Hidankyo and others hold event 80 years after atomic bombings
Outside the venue, attendees spoke with those who experienced the massive U.S. bombing of Tokyo in March 1945.
Natsuki Kai, a high school student who attended last year's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony as a student peace messenger, is interviewed in Hiroshima in September.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2025
One year after Hidankyo’s Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause
Natsuki Kai’s great-grandparents were among those exposed to the U.S. atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
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Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
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Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

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