Hiroshima Citizens’ Expo to call for unity ahead of Hiroshima G7 Summit
A poignant call for unity will be at the center of a day of friendly exchange and fun on Hiroshima
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Global virtual screening of “8:15 Hiroshima From Father To Daughter”
8:15 Hiroshima From Father To Daughter is a hybrid documentary-narrative film directed by J.R. Heffelfinger and available to watch online for free August 6-9.
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Lantern floating commemoration returns to Hiroshima Peace Day
The picturesque and poignant lantern floating ceremony will be held on the evening of the anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima for the first time in 3 years on Saturday, August 6th.
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A Moving New Beginning: Main Building of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Reopens
The main building of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum has reopened after 2 years of renovations and revising its exhibits.
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Floating Lanterns in Peace Memorial Park
Once the sun starts to go down, people line up and write messages of peace on colorful origami paper and
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Professor Bo Jacobs on the Obama Visit
Two days after Barack Obama’s Hiroshima visit, Professor Bo Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute shared his thoughts about the
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Obama’s Historic Hiroshima Speech In Full
After laying a wreath in front of the cenotaph for A-bomb victims in Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, Barack Obama took
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Peace on Your Wings : Sadako Sasaki Muscial
On a recent visit to Hawaii, I was able to make the final performance of the new original musical “Peace
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Hiroshima 70 Peace Commemorations
Here is a compilation of the various events taking place around Hiroshima to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the A-bombing.
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A-bombed tram back on the rails this summer
One of only two of the seventy trams running on the morning of August 6, 1945 to survive the A-bombing
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