In the first such handover since May 2023, Hiroshima returned the remains of an atomic bomb victim, who was identified through DNA analysis as having been 13 at the time, to bereaved family members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/23/japan/atomic-bomb-victim-remains-returned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #hiroshima #atomicbombings

Shigeaki Mori, the hibakusha survivor of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who was embraced by then-U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016, died Saturday at the age of 88. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/japan/society/atomic-bomb-survivor-obama-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #barackobama #us #atomicbombings #wwii #obituary

The main tower of Hiroshima Castle, which stood as a symbol of the city's resilience after World War II, will close on March 22 due to aging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/hiroshima-castle-main-tower-close-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshimacastle #atomicbombings #hiroshima

Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday that they feared the world was marching toward nuclear war as the last U.S.-Russian arms control treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/japan-atomic-bomb-survivor-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #newstart #usrussiarelations #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka

A total of 117 lawmakers said they believed Japan should sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a survey by atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/hidankyo-survey-lawmakers-nuclear-ban-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nuclearweapons #surveys #atomicbombings #diet

Tadatoshi Akiba, former mayor of the city of Hiroshima, has been selected as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, recognizing his efforts to promote peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/ex-hiroshima-mayor-flag-bearer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #hiroshima #2026milanocortinaolympics #atomicbombings #italy #olympics #nuclearweapons

A Japanese court ordered the government to pay compensation to the bereaved relatives of three hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who returned to South Korea afterward and could not receive relief aid for a long time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/crime-legal/court-damages-hibakusha/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hiroshima #wwii #atomicbombings

The Supreme Court has confirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the state in a damages lawsuit filed by 27 children of hibakusha in Hiroshima. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/court-rejects-suit-hibakusha-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #japanesecourts

Hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and antinuclear advocates pledged to build momentum toward the abolition of nuclear arms amid the fifth anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/hibakusha-nuclear-arms-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #nihonhidankyo #hibakusha

A wooden relief depicting the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, long displayed at an art gallery, has returned to the junior high school where it was created about 50 years ago after alumni restored it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/society/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-relief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #students #schools #museums #saitama