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Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was urged on Sunday to officially recognize more hibakusha survivors of the Aug. 9, 1945, U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki. Some people who were exposed to radiation from

Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday stopped short of commenting on possible reshuffles of her cabinet or the lineup of executives at her ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “My cabinet is now making maximum efforts in response to

Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–An 87-year-old hibakusha expressed her anger at world leaders on Sunday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki, at a time when the international situation is increasingly severe in spite

Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday stopped short of commenting on whether she will reshuffle her cabinet or the lineup of executives at her ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “I have nothing to say at the moment (on

Tokyo, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano, who has earned a total of 258 saves in Japanese and U.S. career, will retire at the end of this season, the Japanese professional baseball team said Sunday. The 42-year-old right-hander has played

Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–About 250 people gathered and offered prayers at a memorial mass held at Urakami Cathedral in the city of Nagasaki on Sunday, which marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city. At

Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–High school students in the city of Nagasaki who serve as peace ambassadors and work on a campaign to collect signatures for nuclear abolition held a rally on Sunday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of

Nagasaki, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki in this year’s peace declaration on Sunday reiterated the atomic-bombed city’s call for the abolition of nuclear weapons, describing them as an absolute evil. The theory of nuclear deterrence, advocated mainly by nuclear weapons

Osaka, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–The No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, has stopped automatically after an alarm went off, the company said in the small hours of Sunday. While the cause

Tokyo, Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to draw up guidelines in fiscal 2027 to help foster reliable reuse companies so that consumers can buy and sell used items with a sense of safety. As disputes between customers and some malicious