Chairman Inaba apologizes to former islanders for "causing them pain," but NHK's inquiry upsets them - Gunkanjima footage (above)

On the 26th, NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba apologized to former residents of Hashima Coal Mine (commonly known as Gunkanjima) in Nagasaki City over the NHK program "Greenless Island." The footage, which is said to be from inside the mine, was misused by Korean media and is said to have been the catalyst for spreading false information about wartime conscription. Since November 2020, the former residents have apologized for the correction...

40 years since evacuation due to US nuclear tests, Greenpeace and displaced Rongelap community honour commitment to nuclear and climate justice fight

Forty years since the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior evacuated the people of Rongelap Island to Mejatto due to decades of US government nuclear weapons testing, Greenpeace and the displaced Rongelap community have come together on the remote Pacific island to commemorate this significant moment in their shared histories. Cathy Joel, one of three women who were present at the commemoration and the few remaining survivors of the 1954 Castle B…