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Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima

As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.

Japan's leaders call for nuclear arms abolition on Hiroshima 80th anniversary

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...
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Hiroshima at 80: As Japan’s commitment to nuclear abolition wanes, activists dig in

As the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s firsthand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in ...

Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Japan amid growing nuclear threat

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, amid growing ...

80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...
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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...

Even Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers

Hiroshima was bombed by the American military on Aug. 6, 1945, causing the deaths of about 140,000 residents by the end of the year and bringing to a close Japan’s imperial rampage across Asia and the ...
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Bishops in Japan: Atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its ...
America Magazine2hOpinion

80 years after Hiroshima, the world still lives under threat of nuclear destruction

I've traveled to Hiroshima as part of a Catholic peace delegation. Our purpose is to commemorate the victims of the atomic ...