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Japan Atomic Bomb Survivors' Group Receives Nobel Peace Prize, Calls for Nuclear Ban
Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo accepted its Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, pleading for the abolition of nuclear weapons that are resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors' Group Nihon Hidankyo To Get 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
Nihon Hidankyo lobbies against the weapons now resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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From Discrimination To Nobel, Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors To Get Peace Prize
Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced.
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Nobel Peace Prize 2024 Goes To Japanese Organisation Nihon Hidankyo
Nihon Hidankyo is a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki which strives to "achieve a world free of nuclear weapons".
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"Like A Magician": Nirmala Sitharaman Delighted By Hayao Miyazaki's Ramon Magsaysay Win
Notably, the award is given to people and groups who have made major contributions to Asia.
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John Goodenough, Oldest Nobel Laureate Who Created Lithium-Ion Battery, Dies At 100
Notably, he was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with Britain's Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino, for their respective research into lithium-ion batteries.
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Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, Novelist Who Won Nobel With "Poetic Force", Dies
Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.
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Japan's PM Nominated Trump For Nobel Peace Prize On US Request: Report
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the US government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday
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Nobel-Winning Therapy Weaponises Body's Immune System Against Cancer
A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the disease -- and it has fewer devastating side effects than chemotherapy.
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James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Cancer Immunotherapy
The American and Japanese researchers discovered methods of removing the brakes on cells that fight invaders, paving the way for cancer immunotherapy, which has joined surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a major weapon in the battle against cancer.
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US, Japanese Immunologists Win Nobel For Revolutionary Cancer Treatment
Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research that has revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the jury said on Monday.
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Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi Wins Nobel Prize In Medicine
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.
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Japan Librarians Cry Foul Over Leaked Haruki Murakami Reading List
A war of words has erupted between privacy-advocating librarians and a newspaper after it published a snapshot of the high-school reading habits of Japan's foremost literary son Haruki Murakami.
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Nuclear Opponents, Good Samaritans Tipped for Nobel Peace Award
The pope, the German chancellor and a Congolese doctor were all tipped as top contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize, but speculation was mounting that the honour could go to two octogenarian survivors of the atomic bombings of Japan 70 years ago.
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Japan Nobel Winner is Salaryman Who Took on Bosses
Japan celebrated three more Nobel prizes on Wednesday, including a scientist remembered as the salaryman who stood up to a corporation and won.
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Japan Atomic Bomb Survivors' Group Receives Nobel Peace Prize, Calls for Nuclear Ban
Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo accepted its Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, pleading for the abolition of nuclear weapons that are resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors' Group Nihon Hidankyo To Get 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
Nihon Hidankyo lobbies against the weapons now resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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From Discrimination To Nobel, Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors To Get Peace Prize
Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced.
-
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 Goes To Japanese Organisation Nihon Hidankyo
Nihon Hidankyo is a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki which strives to "achieve a world free of nuclear weapons".
-
"Like A Magician": Nirmala Sitharaman Delighted By Hayao Miyazaki's Ramon Magsaysay Win
Notably, the award is given to people and groups who have made major contributions to Asia.
-
John Goodenough, Oldest Nobel Laureate Who Created Lithium-Ion Battery, Dies At 100
Notably, he was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with Britain's Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino, for their respective research into lithium-ion batteries.
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Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, Novelist Who Won Nobel With "Poetic Force", Dies
Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.
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Japan's PM Nominated Trump For Nobel Peace Prize On US Request: Report
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the US government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday
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Nobel-Winning Therapy Weaponises Body's Immune System Against Cancer
A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the disease -- and it has fewer devastating side effects than chemotherapy.
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James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Cancer Immunotherapy
The American and Japanese researchers discovered methods of removing the brakes on cells that fight invaders, paving the way for cancer immunotherapy, which has joined surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a major weapon in the battle against cancer.
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US, Japanese Immunologists Win Nobel For Revolutionary Cancer Treatment
Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research that has revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the jury said on Monday.
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Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi Wins Nobel Prize In Medicine
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.
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Japan Librarians Cry Foul Over Leaked Haruki Murakami Reading List
A war of words has erupted between privacy-advocating librarians and a newspaper after it published a snapshot of the high-school reading habits of Japan's foremost literary son Haruki Murakami.
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Nuclear Opponents, Good Samaritans Tipped for Nobel Peace Award
The pope, the German chancellor and a Congolese doctor were all tipped as top contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize, but speculation was mounting that the honour could go to two octogenarian survivors of the atomic bombings of Japan 70 years ago.
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Japan Nobel Winner is Salaryman Who Took on Bosses
Japan celebrated three more Nobel prizes on Wednesday, including a scientist remembered as the salaryman who stood up to a corporation and won.
