Registry of Hiroshima A-bomb victims gets annual airing
HIROSHIMA--A registry of people killed in Hiroshima's 1945 atomic bombing, as well as hibakusha and others who died later, is exposed to sunlight in an annual airing in front of the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims in the city's Naka Ward on May 16.
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Lady Gaga caps off Japan trip with Tokyo Sky Tree...
American pop sensation Lady Gaga reached some new heights May 15 when she visited Tokyo Sky Tree, the world’s tallest free-standing tower located in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward.
Jordan's first nuclear reactor could be delayed by...
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attend the 5th Trilateral Summit Meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13. (Pool)
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Emperor Akihito attends The Derby with Queen Elizabeth in 1953. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Visit to Britain conjures up memories of emperor's...
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Lady Gaga may have to cancel Indonesia concert
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Hyogo temple puts on nocturnal flower show
Eugene Melnikov’s daughter, Anna, sits on a bed in a Tokyo hospital on May 10. (Provided by Eugene Melnikov)
Japanese, Russians team up to save toddler with...
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'Chinese-Japanese' helps to open a major market
Lectures by 'Chernobyl Shigeo' in high demand in...