Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:20:02 +0200 (Reuters) - Volunteers of a group from Hiroshima City work to remove radioactive substances from a fishing boat in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 24, 2011. The group, formed in August, includes former nuclear power plant workers and survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. It aims to return the vessel, swept to land by the March 11 tsunami, to the sea. REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. YES
Protesters shout slogans at an anti-nuclear march in Hiroshima ...
Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:20:02 +0200 (Reuters) - Protesters shout slogans at an anti-nuclear march in Hiroshima August 6, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed on Saturday to challenge the "myth of safety" of nuclear power while marking the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a city that has now started questioning its long embrace of nuclear energy's peaceful use. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY ENERGY)
An elderly woman prays before an altar in Hiroshima, Japan. ...
Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:30:17 +0100 (AFP/File) - An elderly woman prays before an altar in Hiroshima, Japan. The country's population shrank by a record margin in 2010 as the nation rapidly ages, according to an annual estimate released by the welfare ministry Saturday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
In this photo provided by the City of Hiroshima, U.S. Ambassador ...
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:30:02 +0200 (AP) - In this photo provided by the City of Hiroshima, U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, left, greets Hiroshima city’s Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba on his arrival at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to attend the 65th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The United States sent its first ever delegation to the ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks. (AP Photo/City of Hiroshima)
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, center, leaves the Hiroshima ...
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:20:02 +0200 (AP) - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, center, leaves the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park after the 65th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The United States sent its first ever delegation to the ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)