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World Conference against A and H Bombs

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 6, 1956 shows the 2nd World Conference against A and H Bombs' Tokyo meeting. (Kyodo)

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Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

STORY: Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of over 180,000 signatures from local citizens 2. various of the petitioning campaign 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): MASASHI TANI, Secretary general of Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs STORYLINE: Representatives from Japanese civic groups on Wednesday submitted over 180,000 signatures from local citizens to the Japanese government, urging both the government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to immediately halt the ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Hajime Matsukubo, secretary general of the Citizens' Nuclear Information Center, a Japanese non-profit organization, presented 184,712 citizen signatures to the representative from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Second Members' Office

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Participants in anti-A-bomb confab pray for victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Participants in a meeting held in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, by the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs offer silent prayers on Aug. 6, 2014, for the victims of atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945.

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World conference against nukes held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, speaks at a meeting of the World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2014.

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Anti-A-bomb bodies start world confabs in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs starts a three-day world meeting in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2014. Its rival group supported by the Japanese Communist Party, the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, separately held a similar gathering in the western Japan city on the same day.

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Antinuclear demonstration in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Participants at the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, organized by the Japan Congress Against A- and H-bombs (Gensuikin) and others, stage an antinuclear demonstration in Fukushima City on July 27, 2014.

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Antinuclear group head speaks at world conference

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin), calls for abolition of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy at the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs began in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on July 27, 2014.

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Antinuclear gathering in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, one of the country's leading antinuclear groups, kicks off its nationwide summer campaign in the city of Fukushima, located around 50 kilometers from the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, on July 31, 2011.

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Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, held an international forum in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Participants adopted a resolution against the planned deployment of the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.

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Gensuikin starts world conference

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin) opens an international conference in Tokyo to discuss North Korea's nuclear development program and U.S. nuclear strategy.

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(2)Lower house passes supplementary war contingency bills

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Japan Council against A & H Bombs of Hiroshima stage a sit-in in front of the atomic-bomb museum in Hiroshima, opposing bills to supplement Japan's first war contingency legislation. The House of Representatives the same day passed the bills, including ones closely related to the operation of U.S. forces in Japan in the event of an attack on the country.

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2 antinuke groups wrap up annual confabs

NAGASAKI, Japan - Two major Japanese antinuclear groups wrap up their separate conferences in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, timed with the 58th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (L) and the Japan Council against A & H Bombs (R) denounced recent U.S. nuclear strategy and voiced concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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(2)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bruce Cumings, a professor at the University of Chicago and an expert on Korean affairs, speaks at an international conference of the Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) in Yokohama on Aug. 2. He said U.S. peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula since 1945 have not been successful and that Iraq could turn into a divided country like North and South Korea.

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(1)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) backed by two opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party -- holds an international meeting in Yokohama on Aug. 2 to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

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A-bomb survivor from Brazil seeks medical care

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shunji Mukai, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima who lives in Brazil, on Aug. 3 urges the Japanese government to guarantee the provision of medical care to victims living outside Japan. ''We are also A-bomb victims. I hope the Japanese government will provide us with medical treatment even in Brazil,'' Mukai, 72, said at an international conference held by the Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) in Hiroshima.

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Antinuke conference begins in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A three-day international antinuclear conference gets under way in Hiroshima on Aug. 2. The conference is organized by the Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), which is backed up by the Japanese Communist Party.

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Antinuclear group begins conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens a two-day conference on Aug. 1 in Tokyo to discuss global nuclear issues and ways to rid northeast Asia of nuclear weapons. Experts from Asia, Europe, Russia and the United States and representatives of nongovernmental organizations are taking part in the conference.

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Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), backed by the opposition Japanese Communist Party, begins a series of annual meetings on how to eliminate nuclear arms Aug. 2 in Hiroshima. About 300 people, including 78 representatives from 19 countries, attended the first event of the conferences, which will end Aug. 9 in Nagasaki.

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Int'l ban-the-bomb meeting opens in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), an antinuclear group backed by the Japanese Communist Party, opens its annual world conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 3.

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Int'l confab in Hiroshima seeks nuke-free 21st century

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens its annual international conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 2. Some 110 antinuclear advocates and academics, including 11 from abroad, took part in the two-day confab sponsored by Gensuikin, which is backed by the Social Democratic Party.

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A-bomb survivor from Brazil seeks medical care

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shunji Mukai, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima who lives in Brazil, on Aug. 3 urges the Japanese government to guarantee the provision of medical care to victims living outside Japan. ''We are also A-bomb victims. I hope the Japanese government will provide us with medical treatment even in Brazil,'' Mukai, 72, said at an international conference held by the Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) in Hiroshima. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear world conference participants protest in Fukushima Pref.

Participants of an annual world conference held by the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, and others stage an antinuclear march on Aug. 1, 2015, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuke activist calls for global network of exposure victims

Haruko Moritaki, a leader of anti-nuclear activities, calls for the formation of a global network of victims exposed to radiation during an interview in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 18, 2015. Shown in the framed photo behind her is her late father Ichiro Moritaki, who headed the Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima group set to dispatch mission to NY NPT review confab

Kunihiko Sakuma (C), deputy head of a group of sufferers of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks in the western Japan city on March 18, 2015, at a ceremony marking the formation of a delegation to be dispatched by the Hiroshima Council against A- and H-Bombs to New York for the Apr. 27-May 22 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Group fetes 40th anniv. of 'Kobe Formula' for nuke-free warships

Shushi Kajimoto, secretary general of the Hyogo Council against A- and H-Bombs, speaks at a civic meeting in Kobe, western Japan, on March 18, 2015, greeting the 40th anniversary of the so-called "Kobe Formula" which requires foreign warships entering Kobe port to submit certificates that they are free of nuclear arms. The formula is based on a Kobe city assembly resolution adopted in 1975. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-communist group head addresses world meet against nuke arms in Hiroshima

Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs affiliated with noncommunist groups, addresses the opening session of its world conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-communist group starts world meet against nuke arms in Hiroshima

The Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs, an organization affiliated with noncommunist groups, starts its antinuclear world conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, held an international forum in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Participants adopted a resolution against the planned deployment of the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear gathering in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, one of the country's leading antinuclear groups, kicks off its nationwide summer campaign in the city of Fukushima, located around 50 kilometers from the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, on July 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Marshall Islands seeks support for ICJ cases against nuke states

NAGASAKI, Japan - Abacca Maddison, former senator of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, attends an international forum hosted by the Japan Council against A- and H-Bombs in the western Japan city of Nagasaki on Aug. 8, 1945, a day before the city marks the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. (Kyodo)

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Anti-A-bomb bodies start world confabs in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs starts a three-day world meeting in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2014. Its rival group supported by the Japanese Communist Party, the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, separately held a similar gathering in the western Japan city on the same day. (Kyodo)

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Gensuikin starts world conference

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin) opens an international conference in Tokyo to discuss North Korea's nuclear development program and U.S. nuclear strategy. (Kyodo)

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(2)Lower house passes supplementary war contingency bills

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Japan Council against A & H Bombs of Hiroshima stage a sit-in in front of the atomic-bomb museum in Hiroshima, opposing bills to supplement Japan's first war contingency legislation. The House of Representatives the same day passed the bills, including ones closely related to the operation of U.S. forces in Japan in the event of an attack on the country. (Kyodo)

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2 antinuke groups wrap up annual confabs

NAGASAKI, Japan - Two major Japanese antinuclear groups wrap up their separate conferences in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, timed with the 58th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (L) and the Japan Council against A & H Bombs (R) denounced recent U.S. nuclear strategy and voiced concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo)

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(2)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bruce Cumings, a professor at the University of Chicago and an expert on Korean affairs, speaks at an international conference of the Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) in Yokohama on Aug. 2. He said U.S. peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula since 1945 have not been successful and that Iraq could turn into a divided country like North and South Korea.

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(1)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) backed by two opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party -- holds an international meeting in Yokohama on Aug. 2 to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and the U.S.-led war on Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear group begins conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens a two-day conference on Aug. 1 in Tokyo to discuss global nuclear issues and ways to rid northeast Asia of nuclear weapons. Experts from Asia, Europe, Russia and the United States and representatives of nongovernmental organizations are taking part in the conference.

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Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), backed by the opposition Japanese Communist Party, begins a series of annual meetings on how to eliminate nuclear arms Aug. 2 in Hiroshima. About 300 people, including 78 representatives from 19 countries, attended the first event of the conferences, which will end Aug. 9 in Nagasaki.

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Int'l ban-the-bomb meeting opens in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), an antinuclear group backed by the Japanese Communist Party, opens its annual world conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 3.

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Int'l confab in Hiroshima seeks nuke-free 21st century

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens its annual international conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 2. Some 110 antinuclear advocates and academics, including 11 from abroad, took part in the two-day confab sponsored by Gensuikin, which is backed by the Social Democratic Party.