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Nekoyacho Bldg is a Hiroshima office on a crossroads of 'food, work and entertainment'

Nekoyacho Bldg has been designed by Suppose Design Office as a 21st century workspace in Hiroshima, Japan

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Christopher Nolan responds to criticism of Oppenheimer not showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

The director also admitted he could never have predicted how well the biopic performed at the box office

Evening Standard

What survivors of trauma have taught this eminent psychiatrist about hope

In his new book, 97-year-old Robert Jay Lifton shares the "survivor wisdom" he's learned from those who've lived through terrible events — the Holocaust, Hiroshima, POW camps.

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‘Then the black rain fell’: survivor’s recollections of Hiroshima inspire new film

The 230-page unpublished memoir will reflect the horrors suffered by ordinary Japanese citizens in a feature-length drama

The Guardian - UK

Photos of Hiroshima mushroom cloud over-simplify the bomb, capturing its power but not its tragedy

After seeing “Oppenheimer,” I have become more certain than ever that we must begin looking at the bomb — at all nuclear weapons — in a more nuanced and honest way if our world is to remain livable, writes retired history professor James Huffman.

Chicago Sun-Times

What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty – 1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat for starters

This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmer’s coal mine proposal – but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline.

The Conversation

Hiroshima survivor remembers atomic bomb attack on 78th anniversary

FRANCE 24 speaks to one of the last 'hibakusha' – Hiroshima’s atomic bomb survivors – 78 years after US forces dropped the nuclear weapon that largely destroyed the Japanese city during World War II.

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Scotland must rid itself of 'moral disgrace' of nuclear weapons post-indy, say Greens

AN independent Scotland would rid itself of the “moral disgrace” of nuclear weapons, according to the Scottish

The National (Scotland)

Australian government spent $42,000 on Sydney-themed Quad merchandise for event that didn’t go ahead

Exclusive: Items included stationery, media banners and accreditation lanyards for summit that was cancelled with just one week’s notice

The Guardian - AU

Was Hiroshima just a "nuclear test"?

More than 200,000 people died when the U.S. dropped atom bombs on Japan. For decades, those were listed as "tests"

Salon

Scotland marks 78th anniversary of nuclear bombings with vigil events

VIGILS are being held around Scotland today to mark the 78th anniversary of the horrific nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The National (Scotland)

Japan’s PM deplores ‘Russia’s nuclear threat’ on 78th anniversary of Hiroshima

Mayor of city where Little Boy atom bomb was dropped says nuclear deterrence is ‘folly’

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence 'folly' as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima officials are criticizing growing support for nuclear weapons as a deterent from uneasiness over Russia's war on Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas

The Independent UK

The lessons of Hiroshima must not drift away

In the years since Hiroshima, the world has witnessed the rise and fall of nuclear threats, its newest one being Russia raising the spectre of nuclear Armageddon in Europe

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The Independent UK

Will Oppenheimer get a theatrical release in Japan as controversy over Barbenheimer memes erupt?

Film depicts the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed around 200,000 people

The Conversation

Like 'the tolling of a distant temple bell', Ibuse Masuji's Black Rain remembers the horrors of Hiroshima and warns of the inhumanity of war

In May 2023, almost 80 years after its devastation by an atomic bomb, Hiroshima again became the focus of world attention as the host city for the 49th G7 Summit.

The Conversation

The nuclear arms race's legacy at home: Toxic contamination, staggering cleanup costs and a culture of government secrecy

Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” has focused new attention on the legacies of the Manhattan Project – the World War II program to develop nuclear weapons. As the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, approach, it’s a timely moment to look further…

The Conversation

Why American culture fixates on the tragic image of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the most famous man behind the atomic bomb

J. Robert Oppenheimer’s triumph was his tragedy. Oppenheimer had many achievements in theoretical physics but is remembered as the so-called father of the atomic bomb. Under his directorship, scientists at Los Alamos Laboratory, where the bomb was designed and built, forever changed how people view the world, adding a new…

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Warner Bros. apologizes for 'Barbenheimer' after Japan backlash

Social media users in Japan argued the "Barbenheimer" mash-up made light of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Cinemablend

7 Films You Should Watch Immediately After Oppenheimer

Here are seven movies you really need to check out if you are a fan of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.

The Conversation

Hiroshima attack marks its 78th anniversary – its lessons of unnecessary mass destruction could help guide future nuclear arms talks

It was 8:15 on a Monday morning, Aug. 6, 1945. World War II was raging in Japan and across Europe.

The Independent UK

Will Oppenheimer get a theatrical release in Japan as controversy over Barbenheimer memes erupt?

Film depicts the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed around 200,000 people

The Independent UK

Will Oppenheimer get a theatrical release in Japan as controversy over Barbenheimer memes erupt?

Film depicts the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed around 200,000 people

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer yet to receive theatrical release date in Japan

Film depicts the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed around 200,000 people

Total Film

Christopher Nolan has explained why Oppenheimer doesn't show Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Oppenheimer doesn't show the bombings themselves

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