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77th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing: UN Chief to attend ceremony
Updated : 4 days, 20 hours ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): On the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing by the United States, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will become the first UN chief to attend the annual ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park on Saturday after his predecessor Ban Ki Moon's visit in
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Terrifying lessons of Hiroshima, Nagasaki are fading from memory: UN chief
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to abandon nuclear weapons, stating that they are "a deadly reminder of countries' inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration".
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Japan to toughen COVID-19 rules in 3 prefectures
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that COVID-19 restrictions in the prefectures of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa will be tightened from January 9.
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Japan's police nab man after attempt to start fire on Bullet Train
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's police have detained a man on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a bullet train in the country's southwest, media reported on Monday.
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Study finds genetic, epigenetic 'origin story' of pediatric liver cancer
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hiroshima [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Researchers from Hiroshima University recently analysed the molecular findings of almost 160 pediatric liver cancer cases, leading to the discovery of molecular markers that would help in understanding and treating the considerable variation in prognose
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Japan may lift state of emergency by end of September: Health Minister
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government believes it is possible to lift the state of emergency in many of the prefectures where it is currently in effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Tamura Norihisa said on Sunday.
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Genetic, epigenetic 'origin story' of pediatric liver cancer discovered du
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hiroshima [Japan], September 21 (ANI): During a recent study, Hiroshima University researchers analysed the molecular findings of almost 160 pediatric liver cancer cases which led to the discovery of molecular markers that would help to understand and treat the considerable variation in prog
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Japan orders evacuation of 3,00,000 people over Lupit typhoon
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has ordered the evacuation of some 3,00,200 people from the prefectures of Hiroshima, Shimane and Ehime over the Lupit typhoon, media reported on Monday.
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Nagasaki pays homage to 1945 atomic bomb victims
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 9 (ANI): Seventy-six years ago today (August 9) Nagasaki faced the brunt of the atomic bomb dropped by the US that marked the end of the Second World War.
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Hiroshima calls for abandoning of nuclear deterrence on bombing anniversar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Hiroshima [Japan], August 6 (ANI): On the 76th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the city has called to abandon the atomic deterrence.
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IOC President Thomas Bach likely to visit Hiroshima on July 16
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 27 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach, who is expected to arrive in Japan on July 9, ahead of the Tokyo Games, could visit Hiroshima on July 16, informed the Kyodo news agency.
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Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefectures
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced an expansion of a state of emergency over COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.
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