Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant - Iran

File photo dated January 26, 2014 of a technician stands in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The Bushehr facility was the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East. Construction on the plant started in 1975 but stopped numerous times due to revolution and war. It finally opened in 2007 and started adding electricity to the national grid in 2011. Bushehr is one of a number of nuclear sites in Iran which have come under scrutiny of the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop and nuclear weapon. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant - Iran

File photo dated January 26, 2014 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The Bushehr facility was the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East. Construction on the plant started in 1975 but stopped numerous times due to revolution and war. It finally opened in 2007 and started adding electricity to the national grid in 2011. Bushehr is one of a number of nuclear sites in Iran which have come under scrutiny of the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop and nuclear weapon. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant - Iran

File photo dated January 26, 2014 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The Bushehr facility was the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East. Construction on the plant started in 1975 but stopped numerous times due to revolution and war. It finally opened in 2007 and started adding electricity to the national grid in 2011. Bushehr is one of a number of nuclear sites in Iran which have come under scrutiny of the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop and nuclear weapon. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Germany: Thousands Take Part In Anti-War Demonstration In Berlin On Unity Day

Tens of thousands of people took part in an anti-war demonstration in Berlin on Thursday, October 3, German Unity Day, calling for global peace and a ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine.

E

Germany: Thousands Take Part In Anti-War Demonstration In Berlin On Unity Day 2

Tens of thousands of people took part in an anti-war demonstration in Berlin on Thursday, October 3, German Unity Day, calling for global peace and a ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine.

E

UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION-MEETING

(240318) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 18, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on nuclear weapon states to lead the way toward nuclear disarmament, including an agreement on no first use. (Xinhua/Xie E)

E

UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION-MEETING

(240318) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C, Front) speaks at a Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 18, 2024. Guterres on Monday called on nuclear weapon states to lead the way toward nuclear disarmament, including an agreement on no first use. (Xinhua/Xie E)

E

UN chief calls for elimination of nuclear weapons

STORY: UN chief calls for elimination of nuclear weapons DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of conference room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of delegates STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the elimination of nuclear weapons at a high-level plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate and promote this International Day. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "On this International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, we remind ourselves of a fundamental truth: the real only way to prevent the use of nuclear weapons is to eliminate them. Any use of a nuclear weapon -- anytime, anywhere and in any context -- would unleash a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. A worrisome new arms race is brewing. The number of

E

China calls on all nuclear weapon states to effectively reduce risk of nuclear war

STORY: China calls on all nuclear weapon states to effectively reduce risk of nuclear war DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. wide shot of China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang speaking 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to United Nations 4. various of delegates 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to United Nations 6. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy said on Friday that China calls on all nuclear weapon states to effectively reduce the risk of a nuclear war. Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at the Security Council briefing on threats to international peace and security. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to United Nations

E

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.

E

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.

E

Taue to seek re-election as Nagasaki mayor

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue, known for his nuclear weapon elimination initiative, announces his candidacy for a third term on Dec. 12, 2014, at the municipal government offices in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The mayoral election is scheduled for April 2015.

E

Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 13, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea, shows a signboard with a slogan declaring the country as a nuclear-weapon state.

E

IAEA headquarters in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo taken in 2010 shows the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. The IAEA said in its report presented on Nov. 8, 2011, that Iran is believed to have conducted a number of tests to develop a nuclear weapon.

E

Japan-U.S. ties after March 11 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force demonstrate their radioactive decontamination skills during an exercise also attended by members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011. Relations between Japan and the United States have apparently grown firmer following U.S. support to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

E

Japan, U.S. forces coordinate on disaster relief

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit take part in a joint exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011.

E

Japan, U.S. forces coordinate on disaster relief

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force measure radioactivity levels on an ''injured'' person after decontamination work during a joint exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011.

E

A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.

E

A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.

E

Replica of A-Bomb Dome

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Crowds of visitors view exhibitions, including a large replica of the A-Bomb Dome, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on July 18. About 1.36 million people visited the museum in fiscal 2008 through March to see items damaged by the nuclear weapon in the western Japan city and hear citizens call for the abolishment of nuclear weapons.

E

Pyongyang citizens heartened by nuke test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A man writes a slogan beneath a note that reads ''Success in underground nuclear test'' to encourage workers to speed up work to complete buildings at a construction site in Pyongyang on May 26. Yu Dong Chol, a worker in Pyongyang, said the test made the people more proud of themselves as citizens of ''a country possessing a nuclear weapon.''

E

Pyongyang citizens heartened by nuke test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Groups of elderly North Korean men read newspapers announcing the country's successful nuclear test at a park in Pyongyang on May 26. Yu Dong Chol, a worker in Pyongyang, said the May 25 test made the people more proud of themselves as citizens of ''a country possessing a nuclear weapon.''

E

S. Korea's premier optimistic about N. Korea denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo (R) speaks to a group of foreign news editors from Japanese media organizations in Seoul on May 16. Han said he believes North Korea will eventually give up its nuclear weapon program. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

E

S. Korea's premier optimistic about N. Korea denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo speaks to a group of foreign news editors from Japanese media organizations in Seoul on May 16. Han said he believes North Korea will eventually give up its nuclear weapon program. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

E

N. Korea nuke issue can only be solved by regime collapse: Bolton

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton tells a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo that the North Korean nuclear weapon program issue can only be solved by the collapse of its current leader Kim Jong Il's regime.

E

Pugwash conference ends with renewed call for nuclear-free world

HIROSHIMA, Japan - M.S. Swaminathan, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs Scientists, speaks at the end of the conference's five-day meeting in Hiroshima on July 27. He underscored the need for nuclear weapon states to strongly achieve nuclear abolition.

E

Antinuclear forum starts in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Tadatoshi Akiba, mayor of Hiroshima, addresses the opening ceremony of the Conference of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in Mexico City on April 26. The three-day conference is held being ahead of an international conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from May 2 to 27 in New York.

E

N. Korea unlikely to use nuclear weapons: Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16. He said Japan should not fear that North Korea would use a nuclear weapon, but should make efforts to avoid such a possibility.

E

Japan's top spokesman admits nuke remarks were his

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a regular press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 3. Fukuda admitted he was the unnamed ''top government official'' cited by media Friday as suggesting a possible change in Japan's three ''no nuclear weapon'' principles.

E

Fukuda says Japan will hold 'no nuclear weapon' principles

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda tells a press conference June 3 in Tokyo that Japanese cabinets have held fast to the three ''no nuclear weapon'' principles, adding the current cabinet has no plan for changing the stance.

E

Japan unveils 8-point proposal at UN NPT review session

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese State Foreign Secretary Ichita Yamamoto addresses the opening-day session of the U.N. conference to review implementation of the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on April 24. He unveiled an eight-point proposal aimed at breathing new life to the world's nuclear non-proliferation regime, including a moratorium of all nuclear weapon tests.

E

Nagasaki urges nuke elimination as city marks 77th A-bomb anniv.

Nagasaki marked the 77th anniversary Tuesday of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city during World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons amid mounting concern over their potential use following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A moment of silence was observed at 11:02 a.m., the exact time on Aug. 9, 1945, when a plutonium bomb codenamed "Fat Man" dropped by a U.S. bomber exploded over the port city, only the second time a nuclear weapon has been used in war. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who represents a constituency in Hiroshima and has expressed readiness to work toward a world free of nuclear weapons, said, "Even in the midst of a severe security situation, we must continue our history of non-use of nuclear weapons and continue to make Nagasaki the site of the last atomic bombing."

E

U.S., Israel pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapon

STORY: U.S., Israel pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapon DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 4. various of the bilateral meeting 5. I2U2 Summit 6. President Biden's arrival STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint declaration in Jerusalem on Thursday, vowing to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration was signed on the second day of Biden's Middle East trip, and the United States pledged not to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon even at the cost of using "all elements of its national power." The United States affirmed its commitment to work together with other partners "to confront Iran's aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through proxies." Speaking during a joint press conference with Lapid

E

Rally to call on Japan to join nuclear ban treaty

A group of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing on Nagasaki gather at Peace Park in the southwestern Japan city on July 7, 2022, to call on the central government to join the nuclear weapon ban treaty.

E

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA MEETING-AUKUS

(220308) -- VIENNA, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun attends a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 7, 2022. Wang Qun said on Monday that the issue of the legitimacy of the nuclear weapon material transfer involved in AUKUS must not be dodged. Wang made the remarks after a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors decided by consensus to set up a formal agenda item on "Transfer of nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) at China's proposal. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

E

Peaceful demonstration near the Trinity Site

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2021, shows Tina Cordova and other members of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium staging a peaceful demonstration outside the entrance to the Trinity Site, where the world's first nuclear weapon test was conducted on July 16, 1945.

E

Hiroshima marks 76th A-bomb anniv., urges end to nuclear deterrence

HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6 Kyodo - Hiroshima marked the 76th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States on Friday, with its mayor urging world leaders to shift away from nuclear deterrence to trust-building dialogue and for Japan to join a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons. In the annual ceremony, which was scaled down once again this year amid surging coronavirus infections across Japan, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui demanded the Japanese government's "immediate signing and ratification" of the treaty, which came into effect this January.

E

Antinuclear forum starts in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Tadatoshi Akiba, mayor of Hiroshima, addresses the opening ceremony of the Conference of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in Mexico City on April 26. The three-day conference is held being ahead of an international conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from May 2 to 27 in New York. (Kyodo)

E

N. Korea unlikely to use nuclear weapons: Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16. He said Japan should not fear that North Korea would use a nuclear weapon, but should make efforts to avoid such a possibility. (Kyodo)

E

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 　　 The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the mushroom cloud, the burnt ruins of Hiroshima, children walking among the rubble, half-destroyed buildings. 　　 Date of shooting unknown, Date of release: August 6, 1945.

E

Ex-U.N. Undersecretary General attends CTBT symposium

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Nobuyasu Abe attends a symposium in Vienna aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, on Jan. 25, 2016. Abe argued all nuclear-weapon states have responsibility to promote nuclear disarmament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Ex-U.N. Undersecretary General attends CTBT symposium

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Nobuyasu Abe (far L) attends a symposium in Vienna aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, on Jan. 25, 2016. Abe argued all nuclear-weapon states have responsibility to promote nuclear disarmament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Atomic museum in Nagasaki repaints bomb model

The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in the southwestern Japanese city unveils July 28, 2015 a life-size model of the atomic bomb "Fat man," dropped on the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, after repainting it yellow to closely resemble the original. The model was painted dark green when it was introduced at the museum in 1996, as the color of the original bomb was not known at the time. The repainting is part of the museum's efforts to update its exhibits and provide the visitors with a better understanding of the nuclear weapon on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan urges nuclear weapons info transparency, mindful of China

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York on April 27, 2015. He called on nuclear-weapon states to improve the transparency of information regarding their nuclear arsenals, apparently wary of China's buildup of its nuclear forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan urges nuclear weapons info transparency, mindful of China

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York on April 27, 2015. He called on nuclear-weapon states to improve the transparency of information regarding their nuclear arsenals, apparently wary of China's buildup of its nuclear forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

ACA's Kimball talks about NPT review confab

Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association (ACA), a national nonpartisan membership organization in the United States, is seen in this undated photo. He said the nonnuclear weapon states' increasing frustration at the slow pace of nuclear arms reductions by the nuclear weapon states was signified at the latest Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) held in New York from April 27 to May 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

U.S. doubts North's nuke miniaturization claim

File photo shows North Korea's KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile displayed during a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2012 celebrating the 100th anniversary of country founder Kim Il Sung's birth. The U.S. government does not believe North Korea's claim that it has developed a nuclear weapon compact enough to be carried by missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

U.S. expert calls for nuke-free zone in Northeast Asia

Morton Halperin, an American foreign policy expert, says at an event in the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 8, 2015, it is about time to seriously consider establishing a nuclear weapon free zone in Northeast Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Pugwash conference ends with renewed call for nuclear-free world

HIROSHIMA, Japan - M.S. Swaminathan, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs Scientists, speaks at the end of the conference's five-day meeting in Hiroshima on July 27. He underscored the need for nuclear weapon states to strongly achieve nuclear abolition. (Kyodo)

E

Pyongyang citizens heartened by nuke test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A man writes a slogan beneath a note that reads ''Success in underground nuclear test'' to encourage workers to speed up work to complete buildings at a construction site in Pyongyang on May 26. Yu Dong Chol, a worker in Pyongyang, said the test made the people more proud of themselves as citizens of ''a country possessing a nuclear weapon.'' (Kyodo)