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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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Severed Roads, Remote Location: Challenges Of Japan Quake Rescuers As Survival Time Nears
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 81 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible within a three day survival window that ends on Thursday afternoon.
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Collapsed Buildings, Road Cracks: Japan Struggles To Rescue Survivors
Rescue teams in Japan on Tuesday struggled to reach isolated areas hit by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, with reports of more than 20 people dead in a disaster that toppled buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes.
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HS Prannoy Lone Indian Survivor At Japan Masters
HS Prannoy emerged as the lone Indian survivor at the Japan Masters, advancing to the second round with a gritty win on Wednesday.
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Last Known Survivor Of Japan's Wartime Sexual Slavery Dies In Taiwan
Taiwan's last known survivor of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has died at the age of 92, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, calling the issue a "wound in human history".
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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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Rescuers Search For Survivors In Landslide-Hit Japan Town
Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide were forced to suspend their search for survivors several times on Sunday as more rain lashed the devastated area.
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Japan Swimmer Rikako Ikee Misses Individual Olympic Spot Despite Clean Sweep
Rikako Ikee, who only resumed training in March last year after being diagnosed with cancer in February 2019, won both the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle to add to the two victories she claimed earlier this week in Tokyo.
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Japan's Tsunami Survivors Call Lost Loves On The Phone Of The Wind
Many survivors say the unconnected phone line in the town of Otsuchi helps them keep in touch with their loved ones and gives them some solace as they grapple with their grief.
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35 Dead In Japan Earthquake; Rescue Workers Rake Through Mud For Survivors
The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors.
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Number Of Dead In Japan Earthquake Rises To 18, Hopes Fade For Survivors
Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Thursday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18.
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Nagasaki Atom Bomb Survivors Lose Suit Seeking Official Recognition
Survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bomb in 1945 who were close to ground zero but outside the government's officially designated zone on Monday lost their battle with Japan's top court for official recognition as victims.
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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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Severed Roads, Remote Location: Challenges Of Japan Quake Rescuers As Survival Time Nears
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 81 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible within a three day survival window that ends on Thursday afternoon.
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Collapsed Buildings, Road Cracks: Japan Struggles To Rescue Survivors
Rescue teams in Japan on Tuesday struggled to reach isolated areas hit by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, with reports of more than 20 people dead in a disaster that toppled buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes.
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HS Prannoy Lone Indian Survivor At Japan Masters
HS Prannoy emerged as the lone Indian survivor at the Japan Masters, advancing to the second round with a gritty win on Wednesday.
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Last Known Survivor Of Japan's Wartime Sexual Slavery Dies In Taiwan
Taiwan's last known survivor of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has died at the age of 92, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, calling the issue a "wound in human history".
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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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Rescuers Search For Survivors In Landslide-Hit Japan Town
Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide were forced to suspend their search for survivors several times on Sunday as more rain lashed the devastated area.
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Japan Swimmer Rikako Ikee Misses Individual Olympic Spot Despite Clean Sweep
Rikako Ikee, who only resumed training in March last year after being diagnosed with cancer in February 2019, won both the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle to add to the two victories she claimed earlier this week in Tokyo.
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Japan's Tsunami Survivors Call Lost Loves On The Phone Of The Wind
Many survivors say the unconnected phone line in the town of Otsuchi helps them keep in touch with their loved ones and gives them some solace as they grapple with their grief.
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35 Dead In Japan Earthquake; Rescue Workers Rake Through Mud For Survivors
The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors.
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Number Of Dead In Japan Earthquake Rises To 18, Hopes Fade For Survivors
Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Thursday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18.
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Nagasaki Atom Bomb Survivors Lose Suit Seeking Official Recognition
Survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bomb in 1945 who were close to ground zero but outside the government's officially designated zone on Monday lost their battle with Japan's top court for official recognition as victims.
