5th anniv. of nuclear weapons ban treaty

5th anniv. of nuclear weapons ban treaty

People light candles at the Peace Memorial Park near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

5th anniv. of nuclear weapons ban treaty

5th anniv. of nuclear weapons ban treaty

People light candles at the Peace Memorial Park near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Nuclear test ban treaty preparatory commission head

Nuclear test ban treaty preparatory commission head

Robert Floyd, head of the preparatory commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

Nuclear test ban treaty preparatory commission head

Nuclear test ban treaty preparatory commission head

Robert Floyd, head of the preparatory commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

China to resume Japanese seafood imports

China to resume Japanese seafood imports

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) speaks at a ministerial meeting on exports of farm and fishery products at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2025, alongside farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R). Hayashi told the meeting that China had agreed to begin procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood, lifting a ban imposed after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

China to resume Japanese seafood imports

China to resume Japanese seafood imports

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) speaks at a ministerial meeting on exports of farm and fishery products at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2025, alongside farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R). Hayashi told the meeting that China had agreed to begin procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood, lifting a ban imposed after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

China to resume Japanese seafood imports

China to resume Japanese seafood imports

A ministerial meeting on exports of farm and fishery products is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2025. Japan and China have agreed to begin procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood, lifting a ban imposed after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

A-bomb survivor on Japan's absence from nuke ban meeting

A-bomb survivor on Japan's absence from nuke ban meeting

Terumi Tanaka (L), co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, hands a protest statement to Kimitake Nakamura, head of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2025, following the government's decision not to attend the following month's meeting of signatories of the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.

A-bomb survivor on Japan's absence from nuke ban meeting

A-bomb survivor on Japan's absence from nuke ban meeting

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2025, as he visits the Japanese Foreign Ministry to lodge a protest over the government's decision not to attend the following month's meeting of signatories of the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.

Japan not to attend U.N. nuke ban meeting in March

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2025, to announce that the Japanese government will not send an observer to the March meeting of signatories to the U.N. nuclear ban treaty in New York. (Kyodo)

Japan not to attend U.N. nuke ban meeting in March

Japan not to attend U.N. nuke ban meeting in March

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2025, to announce that the Japanese government will not send an observer to the March meeting of signatories to the U.N. nuclear ban treaty in New York.

Japan not to attend U.N. nuke ban meeting in March

Japan not to attend U.N. nuke ban meeting in March

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2025, to announce that the Japanese government will not send an observer to the March meeting of signatories to the U.N. nuclear ban treaty in New York.

Lists of signatures and a poster, made by the Suginami Council

Lists of signatures and a poster, made by the Suginami Council

Keyword: Lists of signature, poster, the Suginami Council, a ban on hydrogen bombs=circa1980, location unknown, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

Japan, China agree on gradual resumption of seafood trade

Japan, China agree on gradual resumption of seafood trade

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2024, following phone talks with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi. The two agreed to strengthen monitoring of the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, prompting China to agree to gradually lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports.

Japan, China agree on gradual resumption of seafood trade

Japan, China agree on gradual resumption of seafood trade

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2024, following phone talks with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi. The two agreed to strengthen monitoring of the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, prompting China to agree to gradually lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports. ==Kyodo

Japan, China agree on gradual resumption of seafood trade

Japan, China agree on gradual resumption of seafood trade

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2024, following phone talks with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi. The two agreed to strengthen monitoring of the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, prompting China to agree to gradually lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports.

7th anniv. of U.N. adoption of nuke ban treaty

7th anniv. of U.N. adoption of nuke ban treaty

Anti-nuclear group members including survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki stage a peace rally in the southwestern city's Peace Park on July 7, 2024, the seventh anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Japanese food fair in Brussels

Japanese food fair in Brussels

The Mission of Japan to the European Union sponsors a food fair at a hotel in Brussels on March 11, 2024, to promote Japanese food, especially that made in the country's northeastern region, in the European market, on the 13th anniversary of the March 2011 nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Event organizers served Japanese food to local journalists, food importers and restaurant operators. The event came as China continues to impose a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant into the sea.

Event to promote Japanese food held in Bern

Event to promote Japanese food held in Bern

The Japanese Embassy in Switzerland sponsors an event to promote Japanese food in Bern on Feb. 6, 2024. Among the food items served at the event, held to mark the 160th anniversary of the establishment of Japan's diplomatic ties with Switzerland, were scallops which Japan aims to sell in the European market amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Event to promote Japanese food held in Bern

Event to promote Japanese food held in Bern

The Japanese Embassy in Switzerland sponsors an event to promote Japanese food in Bern on Feb. 6, 2024. Among the food items served at the event, held to mark the 160th anniversary of the establishment of Japan's diplomatic ties with Switzerland, were scallops which Japan aims to sell in the European market amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

JETRO event in Paris to promote Japanese scallops

JETRO event in Paris to promote Japanese scallops

A Japan External Trade Organization-sponsored event is held in Paris on Jan. 22, 2024, to promote Japanese seafood, especially scallops, in the European market, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Atomic bomb survivor on nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Atomic bomb survivor on nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, attends an online press conference, held at the U.N. headquarters in New York, on Dec. 1, 2023, as parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons closed their second meeting the same day.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Peace group members march in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 28, 2023, as parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons held a second meeting.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

People including U.S. atomic bombing survivors march in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 28, 2023, as parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons held a second meeting.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Japan's Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki (L) speaks at a panel discussion during the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 28, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Sueichi Kido, an 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks at the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2023, shows the U.N. headquarters in New York ahead of the start from Nov. 27 of the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Observers applaud after Sueichi Kido, an 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks at the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Sueichi Kido (front), an 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks at the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

The second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, begins at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Sueichi Kido (C), an 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks at the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

The second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, begins at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs, is projected on the screen as the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, lasting five days, begins at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.

Russia's State Duma approves bill revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading

STORY: Russia's State Duma approves bill revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of State Duma sessions (source: Duma telegram) STORYLINE: Russia's lower house of parliament, or State Duma, approved a bill revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the first reading, it said in a statement Tuesday. Russian lawmakers unanimously approved the bill on the de-ratification of the treaty, and Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin earlier noted that the bill could be considered in the final reading on Oct. 19. "For 23 years we have been waiting for the United States of America to ratify the treaty. But Washington used its double standards and irresponsible approach towards global security issues and still has not done that," Volodin said in a Telegram post. He said that Washington must finally understand that its hegemony will not lea

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (C), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, attends an event organized by the Japanese Embassy in the United States to promote food and sake from Fukushima at the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

U.S. Congressman Mike Gallagher (R), who chairs the Select Committee on China, attends an event organized by the Japanese Embassy in the United States to promote food and sake from Fukushima at the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

U.S. Congressman Mike Gallagher (front R), who chairs the Select Committee on China, attends an event organized by the Japanese Embassy in the United States to promote food and sake from Fukushima at the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

U.S. Congressmen attend an event organized by the Japanese Embassy in the United States to promote Fukushima food and sake at the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Consumer sentiment against Japan seafood in China

Consumer sentiment against Japan seafood in China

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, at a sushi corner at a Beijing supermarket shows a sign (L) stating that the seafood used in the products was not imported from Japan. China imposed a ban on all Japanese seafood products following the release from Aug. 24 of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.

Hong Kong to ban certain Japanese aquatic imports over nuclear-contaminated wastewater concerns

STORY: Hong Kong to ban certain Japanese aquatic imports over nuclear-contaminated wastewater concerns DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of HKSAR government headquarters 2. various of foods imported from Japan in Hong Kong 3. various of HKSAR government headquarters 4. various of press conference held by HKSAR 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TSE CHIN-WAN, Secretary for environment and ecology of HKSAR government 6. various of foods imported from Japan and Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong STORYLINE: China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Tuesday that it would ban certain aquatic products from Japan starting Thursday following Tokyo's announcement of nuclear-contaminated water discharge. Tse Chin-wan, secretary for environment and ecology of the HKSAR government, said that in the face of major risks posed by the discharge, the HKSAR government must take preventive measures to ensure food safety and public healt

Concerns rage as Japan moves closer to discharging nuclear-contaminated wastewater

STORY: Concerns rage as Japan moves closer to discharging nuclear-contaminated wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TOSHIMITSU KONNO, Head of Fukushima prefecture's Soma Futaba Fisheries Cooperative Association 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): JU CHEOL-HYEON, South Korea's National Assembly 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): HIDEYUKI BAN, Co-director of Citizens' Nuclear Information Center STORYLINE: The Japanese government has been intensifying efforts to make final preparations to commence the discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean, increasing the world's concern over its controversial plan. Local media reported on Monday that Japan is mulling the discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea beginning in between late August and early September. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TOSHIMITSU KONNO, Head

Nuclear weapon ban treaty anniversary

Nuclear weapon ban treaty anniversary

People light candles during an event marking the second anniversary of the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima in western Japan on Jan. 22, 2023.

Nuclear weapon ban treaty anniversary

Nuclear weapon ban treaty anniversary

People gather for a candlelight vigil marking the second anniversary of the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima in western Japan on Jan. 22, 2023.

CTBTO head in Tokyo

CTBTO head in Tokyo

Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023.

CTBTO head in Tokyo

CTBTO head in Tokyo

Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023.

CTBTO head in Tokyo

CTBTO head in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) holds talks with Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023.

CTBTO head in Tokyo

CTBTO head in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, during a meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023.

CTBTO executive secretary

CTBTO executive secretary

VIENNA, Austria - Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization Executive Secretary Tibor Toth speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Vienna on Feb. 12, 2013.

Nuclear test monitor in Japan

Nuclear test monitor in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - An official of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency shows the press a device that can detect radioactive materials in the air emitted from nuclear tests in Horonobe, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2018. The agency installed the equipment as part of efforts to enhance the capability of monitoring nuclear tests in line with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Nagasaki mayor unveils outline of peace declaration

Nagasaki mayor unveils outline of peace declaration

NAGASAKI, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue unveils at a press conference on July 31, 2017, the outline of a peace declaration to be issued at the peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 9, the anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. The declaration will urge the Japanese government to join the nuclear weapons ban treaty.