Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country's effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. We will never again repeat the tragedy of war and will stick to the country's postwar pacifist resolve, he said at a solemn ceremony at the Budokan hall. In the world where tragic battles have persisted, Japan will continue its effort to maintain and strengthen the rules-based, free and open international order and endeavor to resolve difficult global issues, Kishida said. Kishida noted the more than 3 million Japanese killed, the destruction and the lives lost from bloody ground battles on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, fire-bombings across Japan, and the atomic attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. He did not mention or apologize for Japanese aggression across Asia or millions of lives lost there. The omission follows a precedent set by then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in

Hiroshima Day 2024: This day is observed every year on August 6 to commemorate the tragic event of the dropping of atomic bomb on Japan's Hiroshima in World War II

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He extended Japan's support to India's G20 presidency, regarding the environment, the concept of LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) introduced by Prime Minister Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday and later unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima during his visit to the city to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping and the third in-person Quad leaders' meeting. During Modi's meeting with the Japanese prime minister, the two leaders discussed ways to enhance India-Japan friendship across different sectors including trade, economy and culture. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, in a tweet, said, "PM Narendra Modi and PM Fumio Kishida of Japan held warm and productive talks." "Discussed ways to synergise efforts of respective G-7 and G-20 Presidencies, and the need to highlight the voice of Global South. Also exchanged views on contemporary regional developments and on deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific," he said. "Leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Education, skill development, tourism,

The 1,400-year-old shrine is located on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima). It is best known for its "floating" torii gate

Modi arrived here on the first leg of his three-nation trip to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia and is expected to take part in over 40 engagements

Zelensky will make the trip to seek a continued supply of aid and arms to the war-torn country

World leaders landed in Hiroshima on Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting, the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, with Russia's war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off his summit diplomacy by meeting with US President Joe Biden after his arrival at a nearby military base. He was due to hold talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a bit later in the day, before the three-day summit opens on Friday. The Japan-US alliance is the very foundation of peace and security in the Indo- Pacific region, Kishida told Biden in opening remarks. We very much welcome that the cooperation has evolved in leaps and bounds, he said. When our countries stand together we stand stronger and I believe the whole world is safer when we do," Biden said. The US president exited Air Force One in heavy rain and briefly greeted troops on arrival at the nearby Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. As G-7 attendees made their way to Hiroshi

Japan is providing a major US chipmaker a subsidy of up to 46.6 billion yen ($322 million) to support its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory, the Japanese trade minister said Friday. The announcement to subsidise Micron Technology comes on the heels of US Vice President Kamala Harris' visit in Japan as the two countries step up cooperation on expanding manufacturing and supply chains for critical materials. I hope the deal will contribute to further expansion of cooperation between Japan and the United States in the area of semiconductors, Japan's Economy and Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said. He said the government approved the deal Friday under a law related to economic security. During her trip to Asia this week, Harris met with Japanese officials and semiconductor company executives to seek greater cooperation in strengthening semiconductor development and production amid China's growing influence. Micron was among the companies that participate

Hiroshima remembered the atomic bombing 77 years ago as officials warned against nuclear weapons buildup and as fears grow of another such attack amid Russia's war on Ukraine

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IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce.

Many residents of Hiroshima welcome attention from abroad, which IOC President Thomas Bach will bring when he visits on Friday

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During the ceremony in Hiroshima, the city's mayor called for a world without nuclear weapons and warned against the threat of rising nationalism