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Fumio Kishida visits Ukraine: What has been Japan’s stance on war until now?
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Fumio Kishida visits Ukraine: What has been Japan’s stance on war until now?

Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Since the war began, Japan has voiced support for Kyiv and joined other G7 nations in sanctioning Russia

Hiroshima Day: History, significance and all you need to know
World

Hiroshima Day: History, significance and all you need to know

Hiroshima Day serves as a reminder of the devastation caused by nuclear warfare and aims to raise awareness about nuclear disarmament throughout the world

Tonga volcanic eruption hundreds of times stronger than US atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, says NASA
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Tonga volcanic eruption hundreds of times stronger than US atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, says NASA

The amount of energy released by the eruption was equivalent to somewhere between five to 30 megatons or five to 30 million tonnes of TNT, said a NASA scientist

Nagasaki Day 2021: On 76th anniversary of atomic bombing, UN Secretary-General vows support for eliminating nukes
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Nagasaki Day 2021: On 76th anniversary of atomic bombing, UN Secretary-General vows support for eliminating nukes

António Guterres, on the solemn occassion, remarked that even 76 years later, the world remains 'under the shadow of the mushroom cloud'

Hiroshima Day 2021: Significance, history, and all you need to know about horror of nuclear weapons
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Hiroshima Day 2021: Significance, history, and all you need to know about horror of nuclear weapons

On 6 August 1945, US bomber Enola Gray dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy,” containing power equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT on Hiroshima

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC chief Thomas Bach brings unwanted attention to Hiroshima
Sports

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC chief Thomas Bach brings unwanted attention to Hiroshima

Shuichi Adachi, a former Hiroshima bar association head, submitted a strong statement earlier this week to Yuzaki and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui opposing Bach's visit. It was written on behalf of 11 anti-Olympic and pacifist groups.

Apocalypse ’45, documentary on Discovery+ India, immerses viewers in the horrors of warfare
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Apocalypse ’45, documentary on Discovery+ India, immerses viewers in the horrors of warfare

Startling images appear throughout Apocalypse ’45, a transfixing documentary that depicts the final months of World War II in rare detail and the ways its witnesses cope with war’s psychic toll.

Seventy-five years since the Hiroshima bombing: Preserving survivors' messages of peace
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Seventy-five years since the Hiroshima bombing: Preserving survivors' messages of peace

From welcoming visitors into their homes in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to lecturing on cruise ships, survivors have shared their message of peace with audiences at home and abroad, including with the world’s political and religious leaders

Japan boosts rescue efforts as floods, landslides claim over 50 lives; more rain expected till Thursday
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Japan boosts rescue efforts as floods, landslides claim over 50 lives; more rain expected till Thursday

Visuals showed swollen rivers, destroyed homes, roads covered in landslides and stranded residents being carried to safety by military helicopters.

Pope Francis, at Nagasaki address, says nuclear weapons not the answer for security, peace and stability
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Pope Francis, at Nagasaki address, says nuclear weapons not the answer for security, peace and stability

In a highly symbolic visit to the Japanese city devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, Pope Francis said nuclear weapons were 'not the answer' to a desire for security, peace and stability

Nuclear war between India and Pakistan can kill up to 125 million people, lead to global climate catastrophe: US researchers
India

Nuclear war between India and Pakistan can kill up to 125 million people, lead to global climate catastrophe: US researchers

The researchers found that the exploding nuclear weapons could release 16 to 36 million tonnes of soot, tiny black carbon particles in smoke

Dawn of the Nuclear Age: 74 years ago, the first atomic bomb was tested in a desert in New Mexico
science

Dawn of the Nuclear Age: 74 years ago, the first atomic bomb was tested in a desert in New Mexico

Trinity test is estimated to cost $2 billion and was conducted in deep in the desert in New Mexico.

NASA warns meteors are serious threat to Earth, will happen once very 60 years
science

NASA warns meteors are serious threat to Earth, will happen once very 60 years

NASA calls for a global network of surveillance system to keep an eye out for near-Earth objects.

Nagasaki marks 73rd anniversary of US atomic bombing; UN chief concerned about over slow progress of denuclearisation
World

Nagasaki marks 73rd anniversary of US atomic bombing; UN chief concerned about over slow progress of denuclearisation

The bombing of Nagasaki on 9 August, 1945, was the second US nuclear attack on Japan, killing 70,000 people, three days after the bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed 1,40,000.

Lok Sabha pays homage to atomic bomb victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki; calls for abolishing of weapons of mass destruction
India

Lok Sabha pays homage to atomic bomb victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki; calls for abolishing of weapons of mass destruction

Lok Sabha paid homage to the victims of atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction

Japan marks 73 years of atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima that killed over 1 lakh people
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Japan marks 73 years of atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima that killed over 1 lakh people

Japan marked its 73rd anniversary of atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The attack claimed over 2 lakh lives

Japan floods: Toll rises to 100, over 60 still unaccounted for in worst-hit Hiroshima
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Japan floods: Toll rises to 100, over 60 still unaccounted for in worst-hit Hiroshima

The torrential rain in Japan has caused flash floods and landslides across central and western parts of the country.

Japan floods: Shinzo Abe cancels four-nation visit as toll rises to 100; more than 60 still unaccounted for
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Japan floods: Shinzo Abe cancels four-nation visit as toll rises to 100; more than 60 still unaccounted for

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cancelled a four-country foreign trip as the death toll from flooding and landslides caused by record rains hit 100

Floods in Japan leave 179 dead and dozens others missing: Rescue teams scramble to locate survivors
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Floods in Japan leave 179 dead and dozens others missing: Rescue teams scramble to locate survivors

Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that have killed 179 people

Japan floods: Toll rises to 69; evacuation orders, landslide warnings issued as 1,850 people still stranded, 61 missing
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Japan floods: Toll rises to 69; evacuation orders, landslide warnings issued as 1,850 people still stranded, 61 missing

Japan government set Emergency Management Center at the prime minister’s office. Rescuers from military, police, fire departments were also dispatched.