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U.S. Ambassador to Japan skips Nagasaki atomic bombing memorial due to Israel's exclusion. Hiroshima invited Israeli ambassador. Diplomatic concerns arise.

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has decided to skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki after Israel was not invited

U.S. envoy advocates for nuclear disarmament in Nagasaki, emphasizing dialogue and collaboration to prevent global proliferation.

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

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.

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

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.

Youth urged to take forward Hibakusha's message of nuclear disarmament; Maris Stella College (Autonomous) organised peace rally on World Nagasaki Day; students & faculty held placards & took part in competitions themed around 'Weapons, Wars & Wreckage'; short film screened to raise awareness of atomic bombs' disastrous effects.

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U