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March held in Shizuoka to mark 1954 Bikini Atoll H-bomb test

March held in Shizuoka to mark 1954 Bikini Atoll H-bomb test

SHIZUOKA, Japan - About 1,000 people march in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture on March 1, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons in commemoration of the 54th anniversary of the irradiation of the crew of a Yaizu-based Japanese fishing ship by a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. A march participant carried a photo of Aikichi Kuboyama, the ship's chief radio operator who died six months after the irradiation at the age of 40 and became a symbol of the 1954 incident.

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(2)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

(2)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

YAIZU, Japan - Survivors and peace activists on March 1 mark the 50th anniversary of an incident in which 23 crew members of the Japanese trawler Fukuryu Maru No. 5 from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rongelap Island residents were irradiated by a blast from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. People paid tribute at the grave of Aikichi Kuboyama, chief radio operator of the Fukuryu Maru, with red roses.

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(3)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

(3)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

YAIZU, Japan - Survivors and peace activists on March 1 mark the 50th anniversary of an incident in which 23 crew members of the Japanese trawler Fukuryu Maru No. 5 from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rongelap Island residents were irradiated by a blast from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. People paid tribute at the grave of Aikichi Kuboyama, chief radio operator of the Fukuryu Maru, with red roses.

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(1)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

(1)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

YAIZU, Japan - Survivors and peace activists on March 1 mark the 50th anniversary of an incident in which 23 crew members of the Japanese trawler Fukuryu Maru No. 5 from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rongelap Island residents were irradiated by a blast from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. About 2,000 people marched to the grave of Aikichi Kuboyama, who was chief radio operator of the Fukuryu Maru.

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U.S. examined autopsy tissue of Bikini Atoll blast victim

U.S. examined autopsy tissue of Bikini Atoll blast victim

LAS VEGAS, United States - Declassified documents discovered recently at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) archives in Nevada show the United States had studied tissue from the autopsy of Japanese fisherman Aikichi Kuboyama, a crew member on the No. 5 Fukuryu Maru fishing boat, who died after exposure to radiation from the 1954 Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb test.

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J-League leaders Shimizu defeat Hiroshima 2-0

J-League leaders Shimizu defeat Hiroshima 2-0

SHIMIZU, Japan - Brazilian midfielder Alex and forward Yoshikiyo Kuboyama score in each half on Sept. 18 to give J-League leaders Shimizu S-Pulse a comfortable 2-0 home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima. S-Pulse's domination was rewarded after 36 minutes when Alex, fed a long through ball by Brazilian skipper Santos, beat Hiroshima keeper Takashi Shimoda, and Kuboyama added a second for the home side eight minutes from time at Nihondaira stadium.

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Protesters march in Japan for nuclear abolition

Protesters march in Japan for nuclear abolition

Holding a photo of Aikichi Kuboyama, who died of irradiation after a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in 1954, a woman and fellow antinuclear group members march in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 1 to appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Kuboyama was one of the crew members of the Japanese fishing boat Fukuryu Maru No. 5, that was exposed to radioactive fallout near the Bikini Atoll on the same day 45 years ago.

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62 yrs since Lucky Dragon hit by hydrogen bomb test

62 yrs since Lucky Dragon hit by hydrogen bomb test

Demonstrators march through the central Japan city of Yaizu on March 1, 2016, to commemorate Aikichi Kuboyama, a crew member of Fukuryu Maru No. 5, known as the Lucky Dragon, who died after the tuna fishing boat encountered U.S. hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands 62 years ago. The participants call for elimination of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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62 yrs since Lucky Dragon hit by hydrogen bomb test

62 yrs since Lucky Dragon hit by hydrogen bomb test

Demonstrators march through the central Japan city of Yaizu on March 1, 2016, to commemorate Aikichi Kuboyama, a crew member of Fukuryu Maru No. 5, known as the Lucky Dragon, who died after the tuna fishing boat encountered U.S. hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands 62 years ago. The participants called for elimination of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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March held in Shizuoka to mark 1954 Bikini Atoll H-bomb test

March held in Shizuoka to mark 1954 Bikini Atoll H-bomb test

SHIZUOKA, Japan - About 1,000 people march in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture on March 1, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons in commemoration of the 54th anniversary of the irradiation of the crew of a Yaizu-based Japanese fishing ship by a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. A march participant carried a photo of Aikichi Kuboyama, the ship's chief radio operator who died six months after the irradiation at the age of 40 and became a symbol of the 1954 incident. (Kyodo)

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(1)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

(1)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

YAIZU, Japan - Survivors and peace activists on March 1 mark the 50th anniversary of an incident in which 23 crew members of the Japanese trawler Fukuryu Maru No. 5 from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rongelap Island residents were irradiated by a blast from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific. About 2,000 people marched to the grave of Aikichi Kuboyama, who was chief radio operator of the Fukuryu Maru. (Kyodo)

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(2)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

(2)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

YAIZU, Japan - Survivors and peace activists on March 1 mark the 50th anniversary of an incident in which 23 crew members of the Japanese trawler Fukuryu Maru No. 5 from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rongelap Island residents were irradiated by a blast from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific. People paid tribute at the grave of Aikichi Kuboyama, chief radio operator of the Fukuryu Maru, with red roses. (Kyodo)

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63rd anniv. of Lucky Dragon tragedy

63rd anniv. of Lucky Dragon tragedy

Anti-nuclear weapon campaigners march through the central Japan city of Yaizu on March 1, 2017, the 63rd anniversary of the radiation exposure of the tuna fishing boat Fukuryu Maru No. 5, also known as the Lucky Dragon, in a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Marshall Islands. The crew of the boat, based in Yaizu, suffered acute radiation sickness, and chief radio operator Aikichi Kuboyama died six months later at age 40. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

(3)Survivors mark 50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test

YAIZU, Japan - Survivors and peace activists on March 1 mark the 50th anniversary of an incident in which 23 crew members of the Japanese trawler Fukuryu Maru No. 5 from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Rongelap Island residents were irradiated by a blast from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific. People paid tribute at the grave of Aikichi Kuboyama, chief radio operator of the Fukuryu Maru, with red roses. (Kyodo)

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Over 1,000 march in protest of nuclear programs

Over 1,000 march in protest of nuclear programs

YAIZU, Japan - Carrying a photograph of Aikichi Kuboyama, who died from radiation injuries sustained in a U.S. thermonuclear testing in the Bikini Atolls in the Marshall Islands in 1954, a woman walks in a march held March 1 to protest nuclear programs in memory of the first Japanese victim of a testing for peaceful use of atomic energy.

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J-League leaders Shimizu defeat Hiroshima 2-0+

J-League leaders Shimizu defeat Hiroshima 2-0+

SHIMIZU, Japan - Brazilian midfielder Alex and forward Yoshikiyo Kuboyama score in each half on Sept. 18 to give J-League leaders Shimizu S-Pulse a comfortable 2-0 home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima. S-Pulse's domination was rewarded after 36 minutes when Alex, fed a long through ball by Brazilian skipper Santos, beat Hiroshima keeper Takashi Shimoda, and Kuboyama added a second for the home side eight minutes from time at Nihondaira stadium.

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Protesters march in Japan for nuclear abolition

Protesters march in Japan for nuclear abolition

Holding a photo of Aikichi Kuboyama, who died of irradiation after a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in 1954, a woman and fellow antinuclear group members march in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 1 to appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Kuboyama was one of the crew members of the Japanese fishing boat Fukuryu Maru No. 5, that was exposed to radioactive fallout near the Bikini Atoll on the same day 45 years ago. ==Kyodo

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