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1 week ago

A piano that survived Hiroshima commemorates the victims of Nagasaki

In 2009, the U.S. pianist was welcomed in Tokyo as a rising jazz star: he had just collaborated with Terence Blanchard and reached the final of the Cole Porter Scholarship in Indianapolis. After his tour of Japan, he was supposed to return to the United States, but he didn't. Because if there was one thing Koller was good at, it was improvising. The Tokyo atmosphere seemed so different from what I was used to that I decided to stay.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Japan marks 80 years since the Hiroshima atomic bombing DW 08/06/2025

Hiroshima's memorial event highlighted ongoing concerns about nuclear weapons and the need for global disarmament amidst current geopolitical tensions.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

fromThe Nation
1 month ago

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

The very next day, in fact, the American newspaper ran an article speculating on the catastrophic consequences of an atomic bomb detonating in the heart of that very city.
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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Who Is 'Qualified to Pray for Peace'? - San Francisco Bay Times

Obon festival in Japan honors the spirits of ancestors, including victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, marking 80 years since the events.
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fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago
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80th anniversary: A look at the memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, resulting in massive casualties and Japan's eventual surrender.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
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New books this week: unconventional novels and an oral history of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Hiroshima and Nagasaki's atomic bombings marked humanity's entry into a new age of unprecedented destruction.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Thursday Morning What's Up: Hiroshima Anniversary Commemorated In SF

Survivor Jack Dairiki, 95, spoke to KTVU about witnessing the bombing and its aftermath during the ceremony at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. His experience highlights the human cost of nuclear warfare.
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fromPrx
1 month ago

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Today marks 80 years since the first use of a nuclear weapon during wartime - the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
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fromKqed
2 months ago
History

'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' Tells an Oral History of the Atomic Bomb

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2 months ago
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'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' Tells an Oral History of the Atomic Bomb

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fromwww.nature.com
2 months ago

Scientists can help stop a slide to nuclear war don't shut them out again

On the morning of 6 August 1945, in Hiroshima, Japan, a flash of light enveloped the sky so brightly that a 13-year-old boy, Oiwa Kohei, thought the Sun had fallen to Earth and landed in his mother's flower beds.
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fromNature
2 months ago

'The Sun had fallen to Earth' - a survivor's recollection of the Hiroshima bombing

By the summer of 1945, Japan was the only remaining member of the military coalition with Germany and Italy, facing impending defeat as the Allies prepared for invasion.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

For Decades, a Treaty Contained the Threat of Nuclear Weapons. Now That's All at Risk.

The atomic bomb's first test on July 16, 1945, marked the beginning of the Nuclear Age, impacting global geopolitics and human consciousness.
The destruction caused by bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unprecedented, forever altering perspectives on warfare and human existence.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Hiroshima Mayor Invites Trump to Visit After Iran Nuke Strike Boast: He Does Not Fully Understand the Reality'

The mayor of Hiroshima urges President Trump to visit Hiroshima for a real understanding of the atomic bomb's impact.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

You don't brag about wiping out 6070,000 people': the men who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The last surviving crew members of the Enola Gay share haunting memories of dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, marking a pivotal historical moment.
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