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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Wanda Gets 60 Billion Chinese Yuan Strategic Investment

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 31, 2024 - A Wanda Plaza is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 31, 2024. On March 30, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group signed an investment agreement with Pacific Alliance Investment Group, Citic Capital, Ares Management, ABU Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company. Under the agreement, the five institutions will jointly invest about Rmb60bn in Dalian Sundameng Commercial Management, taking a combined 60 per cent stake and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management 40 per cent.

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Wanda Gets 60 Billion Chinese Yuan Strategic Investment

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 31, 2024 - A pedestrian passes a Wanda Plaza in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 31, 2024. On March 30, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group signed an investment agreement with Pacific Alliance Investment Group, Citic Capital, Ares Management, ABU Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company. Under the agreement, the five institutions will jointly invest about Rmb60bn in Dalian Sundameng Commercial Management, taking a combined 60 per cent stake and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management 40 per cent.

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Wanda Gets 60 Billion Chinese Yuan Strategic Investment

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 31, 2024 - A Wanda Plaza store is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 31, 2024. On March 30, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group signed an investment agreement with Pacific Alliance Investment Group, Citic Capital, Ares Management, ABU Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company. Under the agreement, the five institutions will jointly invest about Rmb60bn in Dalian Sundameng Commercial Management, taking a combined 60 per cent stake and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management 40 per cent.

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Wanda Gets 60 Billion Chinese Yuan Strategic Investment

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 31, 2024 - A Wanda Plaza is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 31, 2024. On March 30, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group signed an investment agreement with Pacific Alliance Investment Group, Citic Capital, Ares Management, ABU Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company. Under the agreement, the five institutions will jointly invest about Rmb60bn in Dalian Sundameng Commercial Management, taking a combined 60 per cent stake and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management 40 per cent.

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Wanda Gets 60 Billion Chinese Yuan Strategic Investment

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 31, 2024 - A Wanda Plaza is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 31, 2024. On March 30, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group signed an investment agreement with Pacific Alliance Investment Group, Citic Capital, Ares Management, ABU Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company. Under the agreement, the five institutions will jointly invest about Rmb60bn in Dalian Sundameng Commercial Management, taking a combined 60 per cent stake and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management 40 per cent.

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Fijians rally against Japan's dumping of nuke wastewater

STORY: Fijians rally against Japan's dumping of nuke wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Suva CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fijian protesters in Suva 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUSIA LAGILEVO, Citizens' Constitutional Forum 3. various of Fijian protesters in Suva 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAVETANALAGI SERU, Co-founder of Alliance for Future Generations 5. various of Fijian protesters in Suva 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NOELENE NABULIVOU, Founder of Diverse Voices and Action for Equality 7. various of Fijian protesters in Suva STORYLINE: Hundreds of Fijian people marched on the streets of Suva on Friday, raising their voices strongly against Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The protesters, led by the Fiji non-government organization Coalition on Human Rights, called for international actions to halt Tokyo's move to protect the ocean and future generations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUSIA LAGILEVO, Citizens' Constitutional Forum

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Japan's planned release of radioactive wastewater into sea "irresponsible": Fijian scholar

STORY: Japan's planned release of radioactive wastewater into sea "irresponsible": Fijian scholar DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Suva CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests against Japan's planned release of radioactive wastewater 2. various of the Pacific Ocean 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KALINGA SENEVIRATNE, Consultant with journalism program at USP 4. various of Fiji islands STORYLINE: A Fijian scholar has slammed Japan for planning to dump radioactive wastewater from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. He told Xinhua that Japan should not pollute the sea with nuclear waste, as it will harm the Pacific territories, including the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty areas. SOUNDBITE (English): KALINGA SENEVIRATNE, Consultant with journalism program at USP "What Japan is doing what I see is, in the international context, quite an irresponsible thing, because Japan is part of the Western alliance, which always talks about protecting a 'rules-base

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Why Global Security Initiative can inspire hope for more peaceful, stable world

STORY: Why Global Security Initiative can inspire hope for more peaceful, stable world DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of city scenes in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): BEAT SCHNEIDER, Swiss historian 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: One year after the Global Security Initiative (GSI) was put forward, experts say that the Chinese proposal has promoted global peace and stability. In April 2022, China proposed the GSI, which aims to create a new path to security featuring dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and win-win over zero-sum. It provides a new course and approach to addressing the root causes of international conflicts and solving security challenges facing humanity. So far, more than 80 countries and

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Pacific island leaders launch alliance

APIA, Samoa - Kiribati's President Anote Tong (3rd from L) speaks about the launching of the Pacific Ocean Alliance in Samoa on Sept. 3, 2014. Next to him is Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga (2nd from L). The leaders were in Samoa to attend the 3rd United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States.

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Japan agrees with Colombia to enhance ties with Pacific Alliance

BOGOTA, Colombia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) chats with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos before their official meeting on July 29, 2014, in Bogota, Colombia.

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Japan agrees with Colombia to strengthen ties with Pacific Alliance

BOGOTA, Colombia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Colombian President Santos attend a joint press conference on July 29, 2014, in Bogota, Colombia, after their talks. Japan agreed to strengthen ties with the Pacific Alliance, a Latin American trade bloc that includes Colombia.

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Japan agrees with Colombia to strengthen ties with Pacific Alliance

BOGOTA, Colombia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (2nd from L) attend the bilateral meeting on July 29, 2014, in Bogota, Colombia.

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Planned shooting range site for U.S. Marines on Guam

GUAM, Guam - Photo taken in January 2012 shows the candidate site of a live ammunition firing range on the island of Guam for the U.S. Marines Corps. Japan and the United States stressed on Feb. 8, 2012, that developing Guam as a strategic hub, with an operational U.S. Marine Corps presence including Marines relocated from Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, remains an essential part of the Alliance's Asia-Pacific Strategy.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - A ceremony to officially open an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducted at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Japan city offers Bikini Atoll peace city alliance

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Hiroshi Shimizu (L), mayor of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, and Bikinian mayor Alson Kelen shake hands in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific, on Aug. 20, 2011. The Japanese mayor offered Bikini Atoll an alliance to promote bids for peace building by the two municipalities which have been affected by U.S. nuclear tests since the mid-20th century.

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U.S. finding N. Korean intentions hard to read

WASHINGTON, United States - Retired Adm. Timothy Keating speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in a suburb of Washington on June 3, 2010. Keating, a former chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, said the United States finds it very difficult to read the intentions of North Korea, while stressing that the Japan-U.S. alliance will remain steady.

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U.S. tells Japan existing Futemma relocation plan is 'best'

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2010, to attend a Security Subcommittee meeting aimed at deepening the Japan-U.S. alliance. After the meeting, Campbell told reporters the U.S. told Japan that the existing plan agreed on between the two countries for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station within Okinawa is the ''best plan.''

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American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias, American Airlines Inc. vice president for Asia and the Pacific, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009. Panagiotoulias urged cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. to remain in the oneworld grouping, saying the alliance is providing $500 million in annual revenue to JAL.

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U.S. has role to play in Asia's 'open regionalism': Hatoyama

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio gives a speech on Nov. 14, 2009, in Singapore, where he is attending a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Hatoyama called for an ''open regionalism'' in Asia in which the United States has a role to play and said that the Japan-U.S. alliance benefits economic and political stability in the area.

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Abe seeks stronger U.S. security ties in speech to SDF cadets

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Graduates of the National Defense Academy toss their caps into the air at a graduation ceremony in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on March 18. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told them in his address that Japan should strengthen its security alliance with the United States, citing North Korea's abductions, nuclear program and missile launches as well as other challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Abe seeks stronger U.S. security ties in speech to SDF cadets

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses Self-Defense Forces cadets at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on March 18. He said Japan should strengthen its security alliance with the United States, citing North Korea's abductions, nuclear program and missile launches as well as other challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks on 3-way alliance, N. Korea

HAKONE, Japan - Cui Tiankai (L), head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department, Mitoji Yabunaka (C), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Chung Sang Ki, head of the South Korean Foreign Ministry's Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, join hands for photos at a resort hotel in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on June 7 prior to their talks. They met to lay the groundwork for a trilateral foreign ministerial meeting which is planned for later this month.

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Koizumi marks anniversary with pledge to boost Japan-U.S. ties

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco peace treaty on Sept. 8 by renewing his pledge to work closely with the United States. ''The importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance is increasing not only for the two countries, but also for the Asia-Pacific region and the world as a whole,'' Koizumi told an event in Tokyo.

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Five airlines form 'oneworld' global alliance

American Airways, British Airways, announce Monday, Sept. 21, an international alliance with three others -- Canadian Airlines, Australia's Qantas Airways and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways. The new global alliance, linking some 800 cities in the world, is called ''oneworld.'' The picture shows officials from the five airlines, celebrating the kick-off of the alliance with flags of the logo print of oneworld.

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U.S. ambassador speaks on Japan

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley addresses a gathering hosted by a private economic institute at a Tokyo hotel Wednesday July 15. He said Washington regards ''the U.S.-Japan relationship, partnership ad alliance as fundamental to our policies in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall

STORY: Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the opening ceremony, visitors in the reading room 2. Iris Chang's mother Zhang Yingying in the reading room 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JENNIFER CHEUNG, President of Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia STORYLINE: The San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall has set up a reading room to commemorate the late Chinese-American writer Iris Chang, renowned for her books on history, including Japan's invasion of China. Chang, whose Chinese name was Zhang Chunru, was the author of "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II," a best-selling book published in 1997. With the book, she brought to light the horrifying atrocities known as "the Nanjing Massacre," committed by invading Japanese troops in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing in 1937. More than 3

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NATO goes far beyond its area into Asia-Pacific: scholar

STORY: NATO goes far beyond its area into Asia-Pacific: scholar DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GILBERT ACHCAR, Professor of School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GILBERT ACHCAR, Professor of School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London STORYLINE: The 2022 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wrapped up in Madrid on Thursday amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's increasingly aggressive and destabilizing security policies unveiled at the meeting. In an explicit move to meddle in the regional affairs of the Asia-Pacific, NATO invited the leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand to attend its summit for the first time. Gilbert Achcar, a scholar from the University of London, has told Xinhua recently that NATO's new strategic concept shows the alliance is "going far bey

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Protesters rally in Tokyo against U.S. political agenda in Asia-Pacific

STORY: Protesters rally in Tokyo against U.S. political agenda in Asia-Pacific DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest on Monday 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): CHIAKI AKAMINE, Protester STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden has paid a three-day visit to Japan. High on his agenda were a U.S.-Japan summit and a summit of the Quad group, which also involves Japan, Australia and India. About 150 protesters took to the street in Tokyo on Monday against Biden's political agenda, after a similar protest of some 750 people was held a day earlier. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester "While visiting Japan, President Biden will hold talks with (Japanese Prime Minister) Fumio Kishida. We believe that this meeting aims to establish a U.S.-Japan alliance." SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester "Yesterday (May 22) was Sunday. Many peop

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Abe seeks stronger U.S. security ties in speech to SDF cadets

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses Self-Defense Forces cadets at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on March 18. He said Japan should strengthen its security alliance with the United States, citing North Korea's abductions, nuclear program and missile launches as well as other challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo)

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Abe seeks stronger U.S. security ties in speech to SDF cadets

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Graduates of the National Defense Academy toss their caps into the air at a graduation ceremony in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on March 18. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told them in his address that Japan should strengthen its security alliance with the United States, citing North Korea's abductions, nuclear program and missile launches as well as other challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo)

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. agree to boost global alliance reach in security, trade

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a summit meeting at the White House on April 28, 2015. They agreed to boost the global reach of their bilateral alliance to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, better tackle security challenges and push for a free trade framework in the fast-growing region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a joint press conference with U.S. President Barack Obama following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold summit talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands before their summit talks at the White House on April 28, 2015. They agreed to boost the global reach of their bilateral alliance to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. agree to boost global alliance reach in security, trade

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a summit meeting at the White House on April 28, 2015. They agreed to boost the global reach of their bilateral alliance to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, better tackle security challenges and push for a free trade framework in the fast-growing region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands at the end of a joint press conference following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold summit talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands before their summit talks at the White House on April 28, 2015. They agreed to boost the global reach of their bilateral alliance to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Obama hold joint press conference

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference following their summit talks at the White House in Washington on April 28, 2015. Japan and the United States agreed at the summit meeting to boost their alliance through increased defense cooperation to contribute to peace and prosperity beyond the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. agree to boost global alliance reach in security, trade

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a summit meeting at the White House on April 28, 2015. They agreed to boost the global reach of their bilateral alliance to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, better tackle security challenges and push for a free trade framework in the fast-growing region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump, Abe to focus on alliance, N. Korea, Indo-Pacific: U.S.

Combined file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump will affirm a robust alliance with Japan, vow to apply "maximum pressure" on North Korea and underscore the importance of promoting "a free and open Indo-Pacific region" during his visit to Japan from Nov. 5, 2017, according to a senior White House official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pacific island leaders launch alliance

APIA, Samoa - Kiribati's President Anote Tong (3rd from L) speaks about the launching of the Pacific Ocean Alliance in Samoa on Sept. 3, 2014. Next to him is Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga (2nd from L). The leaders were in Samoa to attend the 3rd United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States. (Kyodo)

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Japan city offers Bikini Atoll peace city alliance

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Hiroshi Shimizu (L), mayor of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, and Bikinian mayor Alson Kelen shake hands in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific, on Aug. 20, 2011. The Japanese mayor offered Bikini Atoll an alliance to promote bids for peace building by the two municipalities which have been affected by U.S. nuclear tests since the mid-20th century. (Kyodo)