HIROSHIMA, Japan: Thousands gathered in Hiroshima on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world’s first wartime use of a nuclear bomb. Survivors, government officials, and representatives from more than 120 countries and territories joined in solemn remembrance and renewed calls for global nuclear disarmament. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a … Read more
Issey Miyake was 7 when the US exploded an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Survived the blast, which killed 140,000 people and ended World War II after Nagasaki was bombed three days later. He started the Miyake Design Studio in Tokyo and opened his first store in Paris in 1970. TOKYO: Issey Miyake, a … Read more
The Japanese city of Hirohima on Saturday, observed the 77th anniversary of the United States’ nuclear attack in the final days of World War II. The annual ceremony was attended by representatives from 99 countries and the European Union. The mayor invited world leaders to visit Hiroshima or Nagasaki to “personally encounter the consequences of … Read more
SEOUL – North Korea has conducted an unprecedented seven weapons tests so far this month, including launching its most powerful missile since 2017, which is powerful enough to put the US territory of Guam in range. North Korea confirmed it had fired its most powerful missile since 2017, capping a month-long blitz of launches that … Read more
