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Former professional baseball player Isao Harimoto, right, compares the size of his hand with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters player Shohei Ohtani, in Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 2013. (Kyodo News via AP)

Isao Harimoto, A-bomb survivor and Japan baseball great known as ‘Hit Machine,’ dies at 86

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

FILE - This is a 1960 photo of a U.S. nuclear weapon of the uranium bomb Little Boy type that was detonated over Hiroshima in World War II, the world's first atomic bomb used in combat. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Defense via AP, File)

The atomic bomb, a world-changing invention, inflicted suffering and launched the nuclear age

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Binder (center) is shown speaking with veterans attending a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (Credit: Courtesy U.S. Navy)

A U.S. Navy veteran recalls the bombing of Japan

By Christopher M. Lehman Sr.

Ari Beser, left, and Kosuzu Harada, right, pose for photographs after an interview with The Associated Press in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks in Japan work for peace 80 years later

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A visitor lights incense sticks at the Peace Memorial Park ahead of the memorial service to mark the 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Japan. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A visitor lights incense sticks at the Peace Memorial Park ahead of the memorial service to mark the 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Japan. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors frustrated by growing nuke threat

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Gabbard’s Hiroshima atomic bomb post surprises Japan, irks Republicans

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Visitors stand in front of the cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims at the Peace Memorial Park with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen in the background in Hiroshima, western Japan Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. (Kyodo News via AP)

‘No anti-Americanism in Hiroshima’: Eighty years later, city puts remembrance before retribution

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

From left, Jiro Hamasumi, Terumi Tanaka and Michiko Kodama, representatives of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, attend a press conference at Japan National Press Club Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese atomic bomb survivors say Nobel Peace Prize gives fresh impetus to disarmament push

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A visitor prays in front of the Peace Statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, a day after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. (Kyodo News via AP)

A-bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize to share anti-nuke message with the young

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Doves fly over the Peace Statue during a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

U.S. ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Doves fly over the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing during an annual ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

People walk by a poster to promote the movie "Oppenheimer" Friday, March 29, 2024, in Tokyo. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Visitors pay in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Hiroshima marked the 78th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo News via AP)

Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have a talk after laying flowers in front of the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park after he was invited to the Group of Seven (G7) nations' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, May 21, 2023. The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy’s G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, talk as they walk with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, prior to a working session on Ukraine during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, POOL)

G7 ends with Ukraine in focus as Zelenskyy meets world leaders and Russia claims disputed gains

By Adam Schreck, Foster Klug and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

From left to right, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lay flower wreaths at the cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims in the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Hiroshima Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Analysis: Japanese PM faces dilemma at G7 as he balances anti-nuke goals with reality of threats

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023. For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive. Now summer is just weeks away. While Russia and Ukraine are focused on an intense battle for Bakhmut, the Ukrainian spring offensive has yet to begin. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces

By Zeke Miller and Elise Morton and Susie Blann - Associated Press

From left, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participate in a family photo with G7 leaders before their working lunch meeting on economic security during the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden meeting with leaders at G7 summit while confronting stalemate over U.S. debt limit

By Josh Boak and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Leaders and delegates, including U.S. President Joe Biden, right, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center left, attend the G7 Outreach Session during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Japan Pool via AP)

G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status, fair trade rules

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press