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Survivors of the atomic bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as Hibakusha, have been campaigning for decades to abolish nuclear weapons. Their efforts have been recognized with the most prestigious prize for peace.
Nihon Hidankyo was founded in 1956. It provided support to victims of the atomic bomb throughout Japan. A campaign for them to receive better aid. Its members have petitioned for a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons and invited visiting countries to speak about their experiences.
Next August marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park praised the decision to award the prize to the Hibakusha group.
Translator: Many countries have nuclear weapons and I hope the significance of the war reaches those countries.
I think that these awards are important on the world stage because it does remind everybody of what has happened, and that we must strive for a better world.
The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days after the one on Hiroshima. People at the park near the epicenter had positive sentiments about the Nobel decision.
Translator: As Japanese, we should never forget that Japan is the only country that suffered atomic bombings. I hope younger generations will also never forget about it.
Translator: I think my child does not know the meaning of peace yet. I came here because I wanted her to feel the value of peace. I prayed with my child that atomic bombs will never be used again.
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Officials in North Korea are accusing South Korea of violating their air space and say drones scattered propaganda leaflets. The foreign ministry statement released on Friday through state media warns action will be taken immediately and without warning if the South sends more drones and says that all offensive resources will be ready to respond. The North also released images. But in South Korea, a military official spoke to NHK and denied sending any drones, and the statement says a stern response if their safety comes under threat. Local media say the drones may have been sent by activists, including defectors from the North.
Russia has launched a protest against a major exercise the South Japan forces are set to hold with the U.S. military later this month. Japan has rejected the complaints citing concerns about Russia’s own military activities in the region. The exercise is scheduled to take place October 23rd to November 1st. Russia’s foreign minister lodged the protest on Friday with the Japanese embassy in Moscow and said the exercise has been expanding year after year and raised concern about NATO member states other than the U.S. attending that don’t belong in the region. The Japanese embassy said the protest is totally unacceptable and conveyed concerns about Russia stepping up their military activities around Japan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart have agreed to strengthen ties between their two countries. The pair spoke on Friday at an international forum in Turkmenistan’s capital. It was their first in-person meeting since Pezeshkian took office in July. Putin says Russia and Iran are working together in the international arena and their views are often quite similar. Pezeshkian said they should continue to build ties and support each other and noted their positions in the world are very close. The two leaders confirm they will hold talks again at a summit starting on October 22nd in Russia. The United States and the European Union are concerned about the growing bonds between Moscow and Tehran. Western nations are at odds with Russia over the war in Ukraine and the Middle East turmoil. Iran is believed to be supplying Russia with drones and missiles for use in Ukraine.
Iran’s foreign minister has warned that his country is ready to take stronger defensive actions and will not hesitate to do so. His statement comes as Israel moves closer to retaliating against Iran for a missile attack last week. Government officials say that the foreign minister has sent a letter to his counterparts around the world. They say it calls Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon war crimes against humanity and urges the community to take immediate and decisive action to stop them. Israeli attacks continue in southern Lebanon. The United Nations says that for the second time in 48 hours its staff had been caught up in the fighting.
Two peacekeepers were injured after two explosions occurred close to an observation tower. One injured peacekeeper was taken to a hospital. The other is being treated.
The Israeli military said it carried out the attack and that soldiers opened fire after detecting an immediate threat. The attack comes one day after a strike on the same facility injured two peacekeepers. The U.S. says Israeli forces caused serious damage by knocking down walls at their headquarters. Israel says it is investigating.
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