American vertigo: To the Moon and the abyss, at the same time
I eagerly await the voyage of Artemis 2. But I hope even more urgently that, against Trump’s authoritarianism, American democracy will be reaffirmed in the November midterms
Japan drags its feet on nuclear energy recovery, 15 years after Fukushima accident
Just 15 of the country’s 54 reactors have been reactivated due to expert skepticism and citizen mistrust
Growing popularity of Princess Aiko reopens the debate on male imperial succession in Japan
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, an ultraconservative, has opposed reforming the system that bars women from the throne despite the fact that Emperor Naruhito has no sons
A piano that survived Hiroshima commemorates the victims of Nagasaki
US musician Jacob Koller is performing a recital in Japan with an instrument that was saved from the atomic bomb, and donated to restorer Mitsunori Yagawa to promote peace
Last survivors of Hiroshima warn the world of risk of another nuclear conflict: ‘We haven’t learned anything in 80 years’
Satoshi Tanaka, who was a year old when the US dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city on August 6, 1945, fears that memories of the disaster will fade as those that experienced it pass away
When did the Nazis lose? What was the most important battle? The unanswered questions about World War II
French researcher Olivier Wieviorka has published ‘The Total History of the Second World War’ on the 80th anniversary of the end of the conflict
Nagasaki survivor: ‘The 1945 bomb is a homemade device compared to today’s nuclear weapons’
Shigemitsu Tanaka, co-president of Nihon Hidankyo, the organization that received the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, says the world is a more dangerous place today and that ‘the nuclear taboo is no longer so taboo’
Nagasaki survivor: ‘The risk of nuclear weapons being used is increasing in Ukraine and the Middle East’
Masako Wada is a member of Nihon Hidankyo, the organization that will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024, formed by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Could the United States have dropped the first atomic bomb on Nazi Germany?
An exhibition in Berlin debates what would have happened if German history had taken alternative paths and the allies had not unexpectedly captured the Remagen bridge intact, potentially extending World War II by months
‘Oppenheimer,’ an arid subject for a good movie
Christopher Nolan’s film has atmosphere, nuanced characters, intelligent dialogues, areas of light and shadow and a visual strength that dazzles
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