The Latest Breaking News from Hiroshima

‘Peace will become closer today’: Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives for G7 summit in Japan

Ukrainian president says ‘peace will become closer’ after arriving for the conference in Hiroshima

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

‘Give sorrow words’: G7 leaders reflect at Hiroshima bomb museum

The horror of nuclear war has been highlighted by world leaders attending the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

Al Jazeera · May 20, 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for G7 summit with ‘partners and friends’

The Ukrainian president said ‘peace will become closer’ after arriving for the conference in Hiroshima, Japan.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Zelensky at G7 talks as Ukraine gets access to F-16s

HIROSHIMA, Japan: President Volodymyr Zelensky made a landmark visit to Hiroshima for talks with G7 leaders Saturday, after securing long-sought access to advanced US fighter jets for Ukraine’s war effort.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2023

Grateful Zelenskiy joins G7 leaders in Tokyo as US approves warplane transfer

Zelenskiy will attend the G7 Hiroshima summit, in part to express gratitude for a shift in US policy allowing the transfer of F-16 warplanes.

The New Daily · May 20, 2023

PM Modi holds meeting with Japanese counterpart Kishida

PM Modi met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on May 20, 2023 and unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima.

The Hindu · May 20, 2023

Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine

Japan says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Ukraine President Zelenskiy to attend G7 Summit in person on Sunday -Japan govt

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit in person on Sunday and hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his stay, Japan's foreign ministry announced on Saturday.

Reuters · May 20, 2023

Man whose birthplace is now Peace Park watches G7 with hope

HIROSHIMA -- Tokuso Hamai watched on TV from his home in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, as the Group of Seven leaders visited Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park on Friday morning.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 19, 2023

Hiroshima attack's last survivors watch as Biden pays tribute, but makes no apologies

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The patter of rain had subsided on a gray Friday morning as President Joe Biden and other Group of 7 leaders arrived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the first of two sites where American planes dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, laying waste to two Japanese…

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023