‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction

On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.
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Nagasaki extends invitation 'to all countries' to memorial marking A-bomb anniversary

TOKYO (AP) — The mayor of Nagasaki on Thursday announced that the city will invite representatives “of all countries” and regions to the peace memorial marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic ...
The Japan Times

Hiroshima and Nagasaki to take differing approaches toward Taiwan again

The Taiwanese government expressed its intention to participate in ceremonies in both cities last year and did so for the ...

Visit Nagasaki: A Crowd-Free Alternative To Japan’s Golden Route

If you want to leave the crowds of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka behind, take a detour from "The Golden Route" and visit the ...
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Shigemi Fukahori, who survived Nagasaki bombing and spent his life advocating for peace, dies at 93

TOKYO (AP) — Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Fukahori died ...

Nagasaki mayor suspends invite to Israel for peace ceremony

NAGASAKI—Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said he is withholding an invitation to Israel to attend the city’s annual peace ...
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Photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and today

A blinding light like thousands of strobe lights — that's how Toshiko Tanaka described the morning, 80 years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On Aug. 6, 1945, the ...
CBS News

U.N. chief offers a warning on anniversary of last nuclear attack

TOKYO-- Nagasaki marked the anniversary of the world's second atomic bombing Thursday with the United Nations chief and the city's mayor urging global leaders to take concrete steps toward nuclear ...
Los Angeles Times

Op-Ed: 72 years after the bombing of Nagasaki, there are 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world

Today is the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. At 11:02 a.m. Aug. 9, 1945, a five-ton plutonium bomb exploded a third of a mile above the city. Its blast winds tore through the city ...
National Catholic Register

Nagasaki’s Continuous Martyrdom: From the Hidden Church to the Atomic Bomb

‘After Christ’s example, I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.’ 26 Martyrs Museum in Nagasaki, ...
Los Angeles Times

Nagasaki survivors, on 80th anniversary, put hopes for a nuclear ban in the hands of youth

NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands of civilians and left survivors who hope their harrowing ...
Seattle Times

Will Nagasaki’s story be told at Washington state’s new national park?

NAGASAKI, Japan — On the morning of Aug. 9, 1945, Sanae Ikeda was anything but the obedient son. His mother told him to stay home with his sisters and brothers while she went to a farmer’s house for ...