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People conduct excavation work in Hengchun, Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, on Monday to recover the remains of former Japanese soldiers.
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Jul 21, 2026
Search for remains of Japanese war dead begins in Taiwan
It is the first time since 1975 for the Japanese government to conduct an excavation survey in Taiwan, with which Tokyo does not have diplomatic relations, in search of remains.
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.
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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.
A protester holds a sign showing a crossed out abstraction of German dictator Adolf Hitler during a demonstration in Erfurt, eastern Germany on July 4.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2026
Austria hopes Hitler¡¯s birth house won¡¯t lure Nazi pilgrims after €20 million rebuild
A police station will open at the site after proposals for a museum were rejected due to the risk that a place of memory could be misrepresented by visitors.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2026
Don¡¯t become a casualty in Beijing¡¯s ¡®history war¡¯
Koizumi and the Takaichi administration must quickly shake off the euphoria of their Shangri-La performance and tighten their ideological defenses.
The Sado Island Gold Mines in Niigata Prefecture were registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2024.
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Jul 16, 2026
UNESCO panel to urge Japan to reform exhibits at gold mines on Sado Island
The draft was compiled based on South Korea¡¯s argument that people from the Korean Peninsula were forced to provide labor at the mining complex during World War II.
An honor guard presents the flags of Japan and the United States during a welcoming ceremony attended by then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ahead of a bilateral meeting in Tokyo in March 2021.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2026
Long-held strategic assumptions no longer hold
For Japan, then, any real discussion of security must start with questions about the U.S. commitment to the region.
The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. Among nuclear states, Britain, France, India and Israel said they are scheduled to join this year's Aug. 6 ceremony to honor the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
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Jul 8, 2026
Record 127 nations and regions to attend Hiroshima ceremony
Among nuclear states, Britain, France, India and Israel said they are scheduled to join the peace memorial ceremony.
Journalists inspect a concept model of the new Global Combat Air Program sixth-generation military jet at the BAE Systems factory in Warton, England, in July 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2026
NATO needs to create its own defense market
Strengthening defense capabilities is not only about security policy. It is also industrial policy.
A student carrying paper cranes offers silent prayers for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in April last year.
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Jul 3, 2026
Russian envoy to skip Hiroshima peace ceremony
The annual peace ceremony will have had no Russian representative for five years in a row since the country¡¯s invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
A man looks at the preserved Atomic Bomb Dome from an observation point near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
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Jul 1, 2026
Number of hibakusha drops to 91,105
The average age of hibakusha rose from 86.13 to 86.66.
The front page carries news of a former prime minister's arrest as the Lockheed scandal expands.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jul 1, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Ex-Prime Minister Tanaka arrested
From Tanaka¡¯s dramatic arrest to the Akashi stampede, Japan confronted tragedy and accountability.
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, killed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on June 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
When killing the messenger becomes a strategy of war
Record journalist deaths in Gaza raise urgent questions about war, accountability and the targeting of reporters.
A man holding a Polish national flag lights a candle at the site of a mass burial of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II in the former Polish village of Puznyky, Ukraine, in September.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Ukraine can¡¯t afford a breakup with Poland over history
This is reckless statecraft at the service of domestic politics on both sides ¡ª only Poland isn¡¯t at war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Kyiv in February
WORLD
Jun 25, 2026
Poland and Ukraine¡¯s difficult history creates political minefield for Tusk
Polish sentiment toward Ukraine has grown increasingly negative in recent years due ?to weariness with refugees, grain import disputes and the legacy of World War II killings.
Okinawa war survivor Yasuko Onaga speaks about her experiences, in Naha on June 9.
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Jun 23, 2026
81 years on, ex-Okinawa wartime student nurse urges no more war
With Okinawa marking the 81st anniversary of the end of the ground battle, Onaga, a resident of Naha, is making a powerful appeal for peace amid rising international tensions.
Participants lay flowers during the Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony honoring all war dead at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History
Jun 23, 2026
Victims of Battle of Okinawa mourned 81 years on
The Battle of Okinawa was the most savage ground battle staged in Japan during the war, and Mabuni was the site of the last fierce fighting.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay a wreath at the National Monument at Dam Square in Amsterdam on June 17, as part of a three-day visit to the Netherlands.
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Jun 23, 2026
Nagasaki hibakusha recalls wartime conversations with Dutch prisoner of war
Contact with foreigners was prohibited at the time, but Shohei Tsuiki wanted to try out the English he had started learning.
A general meeting of the suprapartisan group of lawmakers on air raid victims held Monday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
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Jun 23, 2026
Lawmakers plan bill to provide aid to civilian victims of World War II
Submission of the bill to parliament will be the first such move in 38 years.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a summit of European Union leaders at the bloc's headquarters in Brussels, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
Poland¡¯s Tusk warns of ¡®strategic mistake¡¯ in spat with Ukraine
Tensions have grown with Poland over Ukraine¡¯s commemoration of controversial World War II fighters Warsaw has accused of genocide.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (center) speaks during the group's annual meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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.¡±
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" ¡ª 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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