Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony attendees to increase fourfold
3,550 people will attend the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 6th year, a fourfold
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Peace Memorial Ceremony [Entry Restrictions]
Special Covid-19 measures are in place for the 2020 memorial ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima A-bombing.
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Hiroshima A-bomb Ruins Discovered on Stadium Site
The largest ever excavation of Hiroshima A-bomb ruins is currently underway after they were exposed during the building a new soccer stadium.
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Hiroshima A-bomb Dome preservation work
Hiroshima’s iconic A-bomb Dome is undergoing preservation work and will be under scaffolding until the end of March, 2021.
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Kunihiko Sakuma: The young hibakusha
Director of atomic bomb suvivor advocacy group Hiroshima Hidankyo, Kunihiko Sakuma talks about his journey to finding his voice as a “young hibakusha”.
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Kazuhiko Futagawa, Born After the Atomic Bomb
Get Hiroshima talked with Hiroshima A-bomb survivor Kazuhiko Futagawa about his experiences and his work to raise awareness about the horror of nuclear weapons.
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The Future of Hiroshima’s A-bombed Warehouses: Have your say
Hiroshima Prefecture is calling for “public comments” on its plans for the site of the Former Military Clothing Depot in
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Locals fight to save 100 year old A-bombed buildings from demolition
Only of Hiroshima’s “A-bombed buildings” remain and, although the now iconic symbol of the world’s first nuclear attack, the A-bomb
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Applications to ride Hiroshima’s A-bombed Tram now open
Hiroden’s restored tram that survived the A-bomb blast will make 16 journeys over 8 days summer.
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US POWs and the A-bomb
This fascinating and touching 45 minute documentary commissioned by Hiroshima TV investigates the final days of two American POWs who
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Hiroshima TV to make A-bomb documentaries available in English
Local broadcaster will stream several of its A-bomb related documentaries on its website from August 6, the 72nd anniversary of
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A-bombed tram to run again in 2017
Hiroden’s restored A-bombed streetcar will make 16 runs over 8 days this summer.
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Hiroshima Peace Museum’s A-bomb Video Diorama
One of the first things to confront you on entering the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a computer generated video
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A-bomb mannequins retired after 44 years of controversy
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum’s mannequins representing A-bomb victims retired after 44 years of controversy.
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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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A-bombed buildings likely to be lost in Hiroden redevelopment
Chugoku Shimbun reported May 12 that Hiroshima Dentetsu, the company more commonly known as Hiroden which runs the city’s streetcars
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Interview Your Kids About Hiroshima for GetHiroshima Magazine
We would love to have your kids take part in an interesting article for the summer issue of GetHiroshima Magazine:
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Andersen considering pulling down A-bombed building
Local bakery, Andersen, is considering pulling down the building which has housed its flagship store on Hondori since 1967. The
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Green Legacy
Former UNITAR Hiroshima director and world citizen Nassrine Azzimi talks about the path that led her to Hiroshima and about
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The Former Bank of Japan, Hiroshima Branch Building (Kyu-nichi-gin)
The A-bomb destroyed virtually everything on the ground within approximately 2 kilometers of the bomb’s hypocenter. A few structures did,
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Shift in tone by Hiroshima governor Hidehiko Yuzaki on US trip
The tone of the reported remarks made by Hiroshima governor Hidehiko Yuzaki on his current US trip seems to be
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Touring the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is an emotional and sometimes distressing experience, but it is a must when visiting the city.
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Guerilla art group Chim↑Pom pull exhibition after “Pika” sky drawing controversy
Chris Salzburg at Global Voices Online has picked up on a local controversy that unfolded last week.
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