Nagasaki sit-ins by A-bomb survivors mark 500th protest

NAGASAKI--Atomic bomb survivors rallied at the Peace Park here on June 9 for the 500th protest sit-in they have continued staging on the ninth day of every month for more than four decades.

Scientists Are Figuring Out How These Trees Survived a Nuclear Bomb

The review article hypothesizes that, unlike in radiation zones like Chernobyl and Fukushima, “constitutive resilience”—pre-existing strategies for survival—determined what plants ultimately survived and thrived following the atomic attacks.
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Will Nagasaki’s story be told at Washington state’s new national park?

NAGASAKI, Japan — On the morning of Aug. 9, 1945, Sanae Ikeda was anything but the obedient son. His mother told him to stay home with his sisters and brothers while she went to a farmer’s house for food. But the 12-year-old sneaked out, headed to a ...
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Imperial family to visit Nagasaki in September to mark WWII’s end

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, will visit Nagasaki Prefecture from Sept. 12 to 14 for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Imperial Household Agency announced the itinerary on Aug. 12. The imperial ...