Hiroshima
Japan to pay up to $320 million to US company for memory chip production
Japan is providing a major US chipmaker a subsidy of up to 46.6 billion yen ($322 million) to support its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory, the Japanese trade minister said Friday. The announcement to subsidise Micron Technology comes on the heels of US Vice President Kamala Harris' visit in Japan as the two countries step up cooperation on expanding manufacturing and supply chains for critical materials. I hope the deal will contribute to further expansion of cooperation between Japan and the United States in the area of semiconductors, Japan's Economy and Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said. He said the government approved the deal Friday under a law related to economic security. During her trip to Asia this week, Harris met with Japanese officials and semiconductor company executives to seek greater cooperation in strengthening semiconductor development and production amid China's growing influence. Micron was among the companies that participate
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Hiroshima vows nuclear arms ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat
Hiroshima remembered the atomic bombing 77 years ago as officials warned against nuclear weapons buildup and as fears grow of another such attack amid Russia's war on Ukraine
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Remembering Hiroshima's floating lanterns
As a self-anointed Nipponophile, I have always admired the Japanese sense of tradition
IOC's Thomas Bach gets mixed reaction in one-day visit to Hiroshima
IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce.
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IOC president Thomas Bach brings attention to Hiroshima - some unwanted
Many residents of Hiroshima welcome attention from abroad, which IOC President Thomas Bach will bring when he visits on Friday
Epic cherry-picking
Book review of Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors worry that world will forget their plight
The atomic bomb that exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago didn't just kill and maim
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The black elephants
One example of a black elephant was the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destructive power of the atom bomb stunned Japan into surrender
A sense of shame, taboo still clings to stories of Hiroshima's survivors
Today, much has been done to publish the testimonies of Hiroshima's survivors
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A bell tolls in Hiroshima as Japan mourns atomic bombing's 73rd anniversary
During the ceremony in Hiroshima, the city's mayor called for a world without nuclear weapons and warned against the threat of rising nationalism
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Japan marks 71st anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima
About 50,000 participants, including aging survivors and dignitaries, held a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony in the western Japanese city
