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The Latest Breaking News from Hiroshima

Israel Not Invited To Nagasaki Bombing Commemoration In Japan

Israel not invited to Nagasaki atomic bombing commemoration in Japan. Hiroshima extends invitation amid controversy.

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Atomic People review – the quietly devastating truth about surviving Hiroshima

This deeply moving documentary gives a voice to the ‘hibakusha’ who endured the horrific US bombings – and are running out of time to tell their stories

The Guardian - UK

Eastern Religions Join Call For Ethical AI

Sect leaders from major Eastern religions on Wednesday signed on to a Vatican-led code for AI ethics that also includes major tech companies at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

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Security, morality and Keir Starmer’s policy on nuclear weapons

Letters: Prof Nick Megoran on the horror of Hiroshima, Andrew Aikman on Russia’s need for buffer states, Norman Rimmell on fears of a nuclear accident, and Alex Hamilton on the deterrent power of the atomic bomb. Plus a letter from Ted Schrecker

The Guardian - UK

Micron's plans for an additional DRAM fab in Hiroshima delayed until 2027

Micron plans to build a second memory factory in Japan to manufacture its most advanced products, including high-bandwidth memory. The latest news is that the second plant won't be ready until 2027.

Tom’s Hardware

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – the Booker winner’s beautiful, unclassifiable memoir-cum-novel

In seeking to understand his parents and his life, Flanagan merges memory and fiction to ponder the random nature of existence, resulting in a masterpiece of subtlety and depth

The Guardian - UK

Report: Impact of Taiwanese Earthquake on DRAM Output to be Negligible in Q2

Following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3, 2024, there was immediate concern over what impact this could have on chip production within the country. Even for a well-prepared country like Taiwan, the tremor was the strongest quake to hit the region in 25 years, making it…

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"Disgusting and horrifying": GOP lawmaker under fire for likening Gaza to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

"I don't care how much he tries to walk back the statement, it's clear what he meant," said one Democrat.

Axios

GOPer says Gaza should be like Hiroshima

"I used a metaphor to convey the need for both Israel and Ukraine to win their wars as swiftly as possible"

Salon

Japan Screens 'Oppenheimer' With Trigger Warnings, Hiroshima Unease

The screening of 'Oppenheimer' in Hiroshima sparked reflection on history, ethics, and war consequences.

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‘There wasn’t enough about the horror’: Hiroshima survivors react to Oppenheimer

Film about ‘father of the atomic bomb’ finally opens in Japan after being delayed by outrage at ‘Barbenheimer’ memes

The Guardian - UK

'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

The film's release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the U.S., had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.

WEKU

A-bomb Saga 'Oppenheimer' Finally Opens In Japan

Oscars best picture winner "Oppenheimer" was finally released on Friday in Japan, where its subject -- the man who masterminded the creation of the atomic bomb -- is a highly sensitive and emotional topic.

International Business Times

‘I am not very good at design’: architecture’s top honour goes to Riken Yamamoto

The Pritzker prize has been won by the 78-year-old Japanese master whose work ranges from an open-access Hiroshima fire station to a building seemingly made of books

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Nekoyacho Bldg is a Hiroshima office on a crossroads of 'food, work and entertainment'

Nekoyacho Bldg has been designed by Suppose Design Office as a 21st century workspace in Hiroshima, Japan

Evening Standard

Christopher Nolan responds to criticism of Oppenheimer not showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

The director also admitted he could never have predicted how well the biopic performed at the box office

WEKU

What survivors of trauma have taught this eminent psychiatrist about hope

In his new book, 97-year-old Robert Jay Lifton shares the "survivor wisdom" he's learned from those who've lived through terrible events — the Holocaust, Hiroshima, POW camps.

The Guardian - UK

‘Then the black rain fell’: survivor’s recollections of Hiroshima inspire new film

The 230-page unpublished memoir will reflect the horrors suffered by ordinary Japanese citizens in a feature-length drama

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Photos of Hiroshima mushroom cloud over-simplify the bomb, capturing its power but not its tragedy

After seeing “Oppenheimer,” I have become more certain than ever that we must begin looking at the bomb — at all nuclear weapons — in a more nuanced and honest way if our world is to remain livable, writes retired history professor James Huffman.

The Conversation

What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty – 1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat for starters

This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmer’s coal mine proposal – but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline.

France 24

Hiroshima survivor remembers atomic bomb attack on 78th anniversary

FRANCE 24 speaks to one of the last 'hibakusha' – Hiroshima’s atomic bomb survivors – 78 years after US forces dropped the nuclear weapon that largely destroyed the Japanese city during World War II.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland must rid itself of 'moral disgrace' of nuclear weapons post-indy, say Greens

AN independent Scotland would rid itself of the “moral disgrace” of nuclear weapons, according to the Scottish

The Guardian - AU

Australian government spent $42,000 on Sydney-themed Quad merchandise for event that didn’t go ahead

Exclusive: Items included stationery, media banners and accreditation lanyards for summit that was cancelled with just one week’s notice

Salon

Was Hiroshima just a "nuclear test"?

More than 200,000 people died when the U.S. dropped atom bombs on Japan. For decades, those were listed as "tests"

The National (Scotland)

Scotland marks 78th anniversary of nuclear bombings with vigil events

VIGILS are being held around Scotland today to mark the 78th anniversary of the horrific nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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