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Hiroshima
![Leaders of Japan, South Korea to Visit Memorial to Korean Victims of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Leaders of Japan, South Korea to Visit Memorial to Korean Victims of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-12-152103.jpg)
Leaders of Japan, South Korea to Visit Memorial to Korean Victims of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
By Takahashi Kosuke
A visit by Kishida and Yoon to the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb will mark a watershed in the historic reconciliation between the two nations.
![Managing the G7 Hiroshima Summit Managing the G7 Hiroshima Summit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-12-091720.jpg)
Managing the G7 Hiroshima Summit
By KAWASHIMA Shin
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio faces a challenging task.
![‘Hey, Let’s Forget That’: No US Apology for the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ‘Hey, Let’s Forget That’: No US Apology for the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-25-2.jpg)
‘Hey, Let’s Forget That’: No US Apology for the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Olivia Tasevski
75 years later, the U.S. remains committed to its narrative that the bombings were necessary and justified -- and that no apology is necessary to the victims.
![Hiroshima at 75: A Painful Legacy Tempered by Hope and a Treaty Hiroshima at 75: A Painful Legacy Tempered by Hope and a Treaty](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-03-2.jpg)
Hiroshima at 75: A Painful Legacy Tempered by Hope and a Treaty
By Jon Letman
75 years later, Japan’s atomic bomb survivors – the hibakusha – still remember the day in devastating detail.
![Japan Holds Firm Against Nuclear Ban Treaty on Anniversary of Nuclear Bombings Japan Holds Firm Against Nuclear Ban Treaty on Anniversary of Nuclear Bombings](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-13_14-52-10.jpg)
Japan Holds Firm Against Nuclear Ban Treaty on Anniversary of Nuclear Bombings
By Daniel Hurst
Shinzo Abe insists that the treaty is unrealistic, but civil society is pushing back.
![Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Iwo Jima: The Pacific War and US-Japan Reconciliation Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Iwo Jima: The Pacific War and US-Japan Reconciliation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-27_22-34-15.jpg)
Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Iwo Jima: The Pacific War and US-Japan Reconciliation
By Haruo Tohmatsu
The island of Iwo Jima plays an important role in U.S.-Japan reconciliation.
![Obama And Hiroshima: Symbolism And Substance Obama And Hiroshima: Symbolism And Substance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-20_11-30-01.jpg)
Obama And Hiroshima: Symbolism And Substance
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Gregory Kulacki
![What to Expect From Obama's Hiroshima Visit What to Expect From Obama's Hiroshima Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-22_21-08-11.jpg)
What to Expect From Obama's Hiroshima Visit
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan will need to be careful not to let Obama's visit overshadow the G7 Summit.
![Obama to Make Historic Visit to Hiroshima Obama to Make Historic Visit to Hiroshima](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-10_13-41-55.jpg)
Obama to Make Historic Visit to Hiroshima
By Catherine Putz
Both domestic and international audiences will be watching the visit for an apology.
![Kerry Becomes First US Secretary to Visit Hiroshima Kerry Becomes First US Secretary to Visit Hiroshima](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-11_20-30-03.jpg)
Kerry Becomes First US Secretary to Visit Hiroshima
By Shannon Tiezzi
Kerry's trip, made with the other G7 foreign minsters, could pave the way for a visit by Obama in May.
![Japan's Nuclear Weapons Conundrum Japan's Nuclear Weapons Conundrum](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-13_14-52-10.jpg)
Japan's Nuclear Weapons Conundrum
By Mina Pollmann
Even while Japan pushes for a world free of nuclear weapons, it recognizes the importance of a nuclear deterrence.
![Weapons of Mass Destruction: How Will They Remember Us? Weapons of Mass Destruction: How Will They Remember Us?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-18_06-28-26.jpg)
Weapons of Mass Destruction: How Will They Remember Us?
By Usman Khan
At a time of rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific, it is wise to recall the lessons of the past.
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