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NIHON HIDANKYO

Yoshinori Omura (second from right), chair of the second-generation committee of Nihon Hidankyo, presents a survey on hibakusha second-generation issues at the organization's general assembly in Tokyo on June 17.
51勛圖厙
Jul 20, 2026
2,000 children of A-bomb survivors support Hidankyo movement
Members of organizations cooperating with Nihon Hidankyo have held exhibitions on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, collected signatures and shared their parents＊ stories.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (center) speaks during the group's annual meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.
51勛圖厙
Jun 18, 2026
As hibakusha numbers dwindle, Nihon Hidankyo to vote on group＊s future in 2027
Over the past few years, the group has discussed its own future, with some saying that the organization ※will cease to exist if hibakusha are no longer here with us.§
Toshiyuki Mimaki (right) is stepping down as the head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organization.
51勛圖厙
May 31, 2026
Hiroshima hibakusha group＊s head, Mimaki, steps down
Hiroshi Harada, 86, deputy leader of the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and former head of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, will succeed Mimaki.
Masao Tomonaga (far right), an 82-year-old doctor who was exposed to the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, and others speak to reporters in the city on Saturday.
51勛圖厙
May 24, 2026
Hidankyo voices disappointment as nuclear nonproliferation talks fail
The NPT review conference failed to adopt a final document for the third consecutive meeting due chiefly to differences over Iran＊s nuclear development program.
An exhibition on the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki held at the United Nations' headquarters in New York on Monday
51勛圖厙
Apr 29, 2026
Atomic bombing exhibition opens at U.N. headquarters as NPT is under review
The exhibition, organized by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations,?the 2024 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize,?will run until June 1.
Members of Nihon Hidankyo at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday
51勛圖厙
Apr 10, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo urges investment ban on makers of nuclear weapons
The organization will make the request directly to financial institutions, including some of Japan＊s largest banks.
Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, speaks at an event for nuclear weapons abolition held in Tokyo on Jan. 22.
51勛圖厙
Feb 5, 2026
Japanese atomic bomb survivors fear war as U.S.-Russia pact expires
The New START treaty ended after U.S. President Donald Trump did not follow up on a Russian proposal to extend warhead limits in the agreement for one year.
Terumi Tanaka (right), co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, speaks during an event in Tokyo on Thursday.
51勛圖厙
Jan 23, 2026
Hibakusha and activists vow to continue fighting for nuclear abolition
Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, said they are ※committed to building the movement§ for nuclear abolition this year.
Executives of Nihon Hidankyo, including Secretary-General Jiro Hamasumi (second from right) and co-chair Terumi Tanaka (third from left) in Tokyo in June
51勛圖厙
Dec 17, 2025
One year on, Nihon Hidankyo seeks to continue as members age
The average age of survivors of the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is now over 86.
Terumi Tanaka addresses a Nihon Hidankyo meeting in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 8.
51勛圖厙
Dec 10, 2025
Nihon Hidankyo＊s 93-year-old executive determined to move public opinion
Terumi Tanaka has been traveling around Japan giving lectures about eliminating nuclear weapons despite his advanced?age.
Members of hibakusha groups collect signatures for the abolition of nuclear weapons at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 10, 2025
A year after Hidankyo＊s Nobel win, A-bomb survivors pin hopes on youth
While support for nuclear-weapons abolitionist groups is increasing, the average age of hibakusha has exceeded 86.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka speaks to reporters during an event held in Tokyo on Saturday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 12, 2025
Hidankyo and others hold event 80 years after atomic bombings
Outside the venue, attendees spoke with those who experienced the massive U.S. bombing of Tokyo in March 1945.
Natsuki Kai, a high school student who attended last year's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony as a student peace messenger, is interviewed in Hiroshima in September.
51勛圖厙
Oct 12, 2025
One year after Hidankyo＊s Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause
Natsuki Kai＊s great-grandparents were among those exposed to the U.S. atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Representatives from Nihon Hidankyo, formally known as the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, speak during a news conference in Tokyo in October last year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
51勛圖厙
Oct 11, 2025
Nuclear risk continues to rise, 80 years after atomic bombings
The risk of nuclear attack is at an extreme level despite the robust efforts of Nihon Hidankyo, which received the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
Atomic bomb survivors from Nihon Hidankyo making a request to each party at the office building of House of Councilors lawmakers in Tokyo on Thursday.
51勛圖厙
Oct 10, 2025
Cross-party group for nuclear abolition to be set up in Japan
Nihon Hidankyo members criticized the government for ignoring the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and refusing to send an observer to a meeting of signatories.
In what is billed as the first major production in English of Hisashi Inoue's "The Face of Jizo,§ the Japanese play will have performances at the Seymour Centre in Sydney both in English and in Japanese.
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 22, 2025
＆The Face of Jizo＊: Hisashi Inoue＊s play staged in Sydney commemorates WWII victims
Billed as the first major English-language production of the play, ※The Face of Jizo§ also increases the variety of roles for Japanese actors in Australia.
Members of three organizations working for the abolition of nuclear weapons pose for a picture at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. The three organizations issued a joint statement calling for spreading awareness of the reality of atomic bombings across the country.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 24, 2025
Japanese groups make united call for abolition of nuclear weapons
This is the first time that Gensuikyo, Gensuikin and Nihon Hidankyo have come together to issue a joint statement.
Masako Wada, assistant secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, urged policymakers around the world to "take the leadership ... toward human society free of nuclear weapons."
51勛圖厙
Jul 17, 2025
Nuclear deterrence ＆cannot save humanity,＊ Nihon Hidankyo member says
Masako Wada urged policymakers around the world to ※take the leadership ... toward human society free of nuclear weapons.§
Terumi Tanaka, one of the representatives of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, speaks during the prize ceremony in Oslo in December.
51勛圖厙
May 14, 2025
Nobel Institute to hold event in Tokyo to call for nuclear disarmament
The Norwegian Nobel Institute plans to hold an event in Japan in July to call for nuclear disarmament, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Hiroshi Kanamoto, a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, speaks at a preparatory meeting for the 2026 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in New York on Wednesday.
51勛圖厙
May 1, 2025
Hidankyo member calls for nuclear weapons to be eliminated
The previous two Nonproliferation Treaty review conferences ended in failure.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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