#atomicbombings — Public Fediverse posts

Kayoko Mori studied her husband's research through his books. She is currently researching Dutch captives who were exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/society/historian-wife-research-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #wwii #us #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #barackobama

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass will not attend this year's peace ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to honor the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of the cities, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/us-ambassador-hiroshima-nagasaki-ceremonies-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii #us #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #georgeglass

Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park will be temporarily designated as a no-fly zone for drones during the Aug. 6 annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/24/japan/drone-ban-hiroshima-peace-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #japanesepolice #npa #wwii #atomicbombings #nagasaki

The atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #us #harrytruman

Since the age of 7, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, ensuring the horrors of nuclear war do not fade with the passage of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/hiroshima-schoolboy-guide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #schools #elementaryschools #children #atomicbombings #wwii #english #volunteers

Trump stated in a speech that former U.S. President Harry Truman would not have dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II if he had been concerned about facing criminal prosecution for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/trump-cites-atomic-bombs/?utm_content=buffer3f8a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #donaldtrump #atomicbombings #harrytruman #us #2020uspresidentialelection