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Five lesser-known Godzilla films to watch before the king of monsters turns 70

Japan’s greatest monster, Godzilla, turns 70 on November 3 2024, the anniversary of the first movie to feature the character. Godzilla (1954) was a stark exercise in processing the trauma of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings, but its success inspired the longest-running film franchise in history, with 37 sequels.

The Conversation

Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb

Michiko Kodama was a small child when the US atomic bomb hit her home city of Hiroshima in 1945.

Al Jazeera

Nobel peace prize was another win for anti-nuclear activists, but much work remains

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Nihon Hidankyo has provided thousands of witness accounts and public appeals by survivors, who are known as hibakusha, and has sent…

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Risk of nuclear war rising amid global conflicts, Nobel peace laureate says

‘Path to self-destruction’: Survivors recall horrors of nuclear bombings as they draw parallels to ongoing wars.

Al Jazeera

Nobel Prize A Timely Reminder, Hiroshima Locals Say

Just like the dwindling group of survivors now recognised with a Nobel prize, the residents of Hiroshima hope that the world never forgets the atomic bombing of 1945 -- now more than ever.

International Business Times

Bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize win to share their anti-nuke message with younger generations

The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a fast-dwindling group of atomic bomb survivors

The Independent UK

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

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Nobel prize for A-bomb survivors' group boosts hope for Japanese seeking a nuke-free world

For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world

The Independent UK

Nihon Hidankyo: Japan's A-bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo is a group of survivors of the US nuclear bombings that virtually obliterated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. The Japanese grassroots anti-nuclear organisation was established in 1956 and is the only nationwide association of A-bomb…

International Business Times

'Unspeakable Horror': The Attacks On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors who are advocating for "a world free of nuclear weapons".

International Business Times

Nobel Peace Prize 2024 awarded to Japanese nuclear bomb survivors Nihon Hidankyo

The winner was announced at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday, for the group, which "contributed greatly to the establishment of the nuclear taboo". Read further on Dynamite News:

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Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Nihon Hidankyo Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha.

International Business Times

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group

Nihon Hidankyo receives accolade for campaign to rid world of nuclear weapons by ‘describing the indescribable’

The Guardian - UK

Nobel Peace Prize 2024 goes to Japanese anti-nuclear weapons group Nihon Hidankyo

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has recognised the group for its efforts to ‘achieve a world free of nuclear weapons’

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Japanese nuclear bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who are also known as Hibakusha.

Total Film

James Cameron has a new movie in the works based on an unbelievable true story that he'll make "as soon as Avatar production permits"

Last Train From Hiroshima will be Cameron's next project

The Independent UK

Elon Musk draws fire for playing down impact of atomic bombing of Japan: ‘Not as scary as people think’

‘It is not as scary as people think, basically,’ Tesla chief says

International Business Times

US Envoy Skips Nagasaki Memorial After Israel Snub

The US ambassador to Japan skipped a ceremony on Friday marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in protest at Israel not being invited.

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International Business Times

Nagasaki Mayor Defends Israel Snub At A-bomb Memorial

Nagasaki's mayor said Thursday it was "unfortunate" that US and British ambassadors have refused to attend a ceremony marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city because Israel was snubbed.

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Hiroshima Urges Nuclear Weapons Abolition Amid Global Tensions

Hiroshima officials urge world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons amid rising global tensions, commemorating 79th anniversary of atomic bombing.

International Business Times

Hiroshima Remembers A-bomb Victims As 'Global Tragedies' Unfold

The mayor of Hiroshima said Tuesday that wars in Ukraine and Gaza were deepening fear and distrust worldwide, on the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing that devastated the Japanese city.

The National (Scotland)

Renewed calls for ban on nuclear weapons on Hiroshima bombing anniversary

THE Scottish Greens have urged the UK Government to scrap nuclear weapons and invest in tackling poverty and the climate crisis on the anniversary…

The Independent UK

Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal

Hiroshima officials are urging world leaders to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate action toward abolishment — not as an ideal, but to remove the risk of atomic war amid the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East

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