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For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo is a group of survivors of the US nuclear bombings that virtually obliterated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. The Japanese grassroots anti-nuclear organisation was established in 1956 and is the only nationwide association of A-bomb…

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has recognised the group for its efforts to ‘achieve a world free of nuclear weapons’

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who are also known as Hibakusha.

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The US ambassador to Japan skipped a ceremony on Friday marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in protest at Israel not being invited.

Nagasaki's mayor said Thursday it was "unfortunate" that US and British ambassadors have refused to attend a ceremony marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city because Israel was snubbed.

US Ambassador to Japan skips Nagasaki peace ceremony due to Israel's exclusion. Diplomats express concerns over the decision. Hiroshima invited Israeli amb...