Mori, A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88

Mori, A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) hugs Shigeaki Mori, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 27, 2016, as Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the atomic-bombed city. Mori died on March 14, 2026, at a hospital in Hiroshima aged 88.

Mori, A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88

Mori, A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) hugs Shigeaki Mori, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 27, 2016, as Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the atomic-bombed city. Mori died on March 14, 2026, at a hospital in Hiroshima aged 88.

New opposition party launched with merger of DPJ, smaller party

New opposition party launched with merger of DPJ, smaller party

TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo - Lawmakers of the newly formed Democratic Party, created through the merger of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the smaller Japan Innovation Party, raise their hands in celebration during the party's inaugural convention at a hotel in Tokyo on March 27, 2016. Katsuya Okada, former DPJ leader, was elected as the head of the new party.

Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

SENDAI, March 5 Kyodo - Combined photos show an area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on April 27, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on Feb. 14, 2016. Seedlings of Japanese black pine trees, planted as part of efforts to prevent disaster, sway in wind.