Hiroshima survivor surprised Gaza fighters didn’t win Nobel Peace Prize

Toshiyuki Mimaki, a Hiroshima bombing survivor, expressed surprise that those defending Gaza did not win the Nobel Peace Prize while accepti...

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors, has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for their decade...

Hiroshima calls for nuclear disarmament on 79th bombing anniversary

Hiroshima officials on Tuesday urged world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons, emphasizing the pressing risk of atomic war amid ongoing conf...

GOP senator suggests Israel follow US’ ‘right decision’ to nuke Japan to defeat Hamas

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) recently compared Israel’s war on Gaza to the U.S. bombing of Japan in World War II, sugge...

‘Oppenheimer’ earns mixed reactions in Japan premiere

The highly anticipated premiere of the Academy Award-winning film “Oppenheimer” in Japan has garnered mixed and highly emotional reactions a...

Cat that escaped after fall into vat of chemicals in Japan prompts health warning

A cat that made a daring escape after falling into a vat of hazardous chemicals at a factory in Japan over the weekend has prompted city off...

Watch that survived atomic bombing in Hiroshima sells for $31,000

A wristwatch that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, has fetched over $31,000 at a U.S. auction, offering a p...

Watch: Man plays escaped ‘bear’ in educational drill at Hiroshima zoo

A zoo in Hiroshima, Japan, held an animal escape drill over the weekend, letting a staff member in a hilarious bear costume loose. Why it ma...

Warner Bros. apologizes after ‘Barbenheimer’ atomic bomb memes spark anger in Japan

The “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” films are being boycotted by social media users in Japan after the official “Barbie” Twitter account positive...

Celebrating Tōrō Nagashi, Japan’s floating lanterns that guide the departed

As the Japanese festival of Obon — or simply Bon — comes to a close, observers partake in a ceremony that some appear to celebrate as anothe...

Japanese city apologizes for telling pregnant women to cook, massage, ‘smile’ for husbands

The mayor of Onomichi in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture, has issued a public apology for the city’s distribution of flyers telling pregnant wo...

Man confronts controversial livestreamer who harrassed people in Tokyo about WWII

Controversial Kick streamer JohnnySomali was confronted by a man for his antics in Japan, where he made offensive remarks about the Hiroshim...

Doomsday bunkers being built in Japan amid increased fear of war

Underground homes that provide shelter for apocalyptic scenarios — primarily a nuclear fallout — are now being built in Japan, with one non-...

Controversial livestreamer attacked in public in Japan again during livestream

Controversial IRL (in real life) livestreamer JohnnySomali was recently attacked in public just days after he was slapped and berated by a “...

Controversial livestreamer slapped in the face while walking busy Japanese street

Controversial IRL (in real life) livestreamer JohnnySomali was struck in the face by a random passerby while livestreaming in Tokyo. What ha...

10,000 people march, demand progress in Tokyo’s first Pride parade in 4 years

Tokyo on Sunday saw its first full Pride parade in four years, with participants calling for more progress as Japan prepares to host the 49t...

Livestreamers ‘joke’ about atomic bombs, ‘radioactive p*ssy’ while streaming in Hiroshima

Editor’s Note (1/5/2023): A previous version of this story published earlier today misidentified one of the streamers in the mentioned clip ...

Arata Isozaki, renowned architect of iconic buildings throughout the world, dies at 91

Arata Isozaki, the 2019 Pritzker Prize-winning architect best known for his designs that blended Eastern and Western cultures, has died at 9...

Landmark Ruling in Japan Recognizes Survivors of Atomic Bombing Outside Hiroshima

After decades of alleged neglect, Japan finally recognizes people who lived further away from Hiroshima as survivors of the atomic bombing i...

Hiroshima Teen Gets Asked if Japanese People Hate Americans for Atomic Bombing, Their Answer is Beautiful

This week, the world remembered the first atomic bomb that the U.S. dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a move that killed 70,000 peo...

Up to 100,000 Koreans Killed in Atomic Bombings of Japan Remembered on 74th Anniversary

Korean victims of the World War II Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings were remembered during the 74th-anniversary ceremony in South Kore...

Another White Actor Has Been Cast in a Movie About Hiroshima and Asian Americans are Pissed

The casting of White actress Evan Rachel Wood in a new movie on post-war Hiroshima has sparked ire among Asian Americans on social media. Wo...

Japanese Woman May Face Prison After Being Caught With a ‘Marijuana Hot Dog’ at Airport

A 21-year-old Japanese woman was arrested at Hiroshima Airport on September 20 after authorities discovered a small amount of marijuana tuck...

Japan Calls For a World Without Nuclear Weapons on 72nd Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing

August 6th, 1945; a day that will forever live in infamy. The day that the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, ob...

Rare Footage of Hiroshima Before the U.S. Dropped an Atomic Bomb Released

Last week, the Hiroshima Peace Museum released newly digitized footage of Hiroshima in 1935, approximately ten years before the U.S. dropped...

391-Year-Old Bonsai Tree That Survived the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb is Gangsta AF

The struggle to keep a plant alive is real, but this extraordinary bonsai tree has been alive for 391 years. As if that wasn’t impressive en...