The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Tuesday (Aug 9) marked 71 years since its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with its mayor lauding a visit by US President Barack Obama to Hiroshima earlier this year.
Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council protested outside the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong on Friday, opposing U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima, Japan.
A group representing Korean victims of the US atomic bombings of Japan protested on Thursday that their suffering was being neglected ahead of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima.
Dozens of Japanese citizens gathered here on Thursday, protesting U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima and the two countries' intended political manipulation of the city.
The motive behind U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit to Japan's A-bombed Hiroshima on Friday may seem noble, but in reality, it is nothing more than yet another opportunity seized by Washington and Tokyo to pursue their own ulterior motives.
Last-minute arrangements are being made for a possible meeting in Hiroshima between U.S. President Barack Obama and hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) during his historic visit to the city in western Japan on May 27.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was determined to accompany U.S. President Barack Obama on his visit to Hiroshima.
The White House announced the visit in a statement Tuesday morning, saying Obama will visit along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a previously scheduled visit to Japan to attend a Group of Seven summit.
China urges Japan not to go down the path of militarism again, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday when commenting U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima, Japan.
The White House said Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima later this month, but he won't apologize for the United States' nuclear attacks in Japan at the end of World War II.
The government Tuesday evening announced that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima on May 27 after attending the G-7 Ise-Shima Summit meeting to be held on May 26 and 27.
The Japanese government announced on Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama will make a visit to Hiroshima during his stay in Japan for the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
With U.S. President Barack Obama's planned trip to Japan in May for the Group of Seven (G7) summit approaching, speculations swirled that he will visit Hiroshima as the first sitting U.S. president to tour a city leveled by an atomic bomb.
Secretary of State John Kerry attended a memorial ceremony in Hiroshima on Monday for victims of the U.S. atomic bombing 71 years ago, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. administration official to visit the site of one of the most destructive acts of World War II.
The memorial services in Hiroshima and Nagasaki should serve as an opportunity for Japan not only to commemorate the victims of atomic bombs but also to have a thorough reflection upon its history of militarism.
Totally 14 people injured after a 6. 1-magnitude quake that hit southwest Japan early Friday morning, while agency said quakes of around intensity 4 could occur in the coming week, according to local media Friday.
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