May 26 Obama: World leaders rightfully ‘rattled’ by Trump By Nancy Benac, Associated Press SHIMA, Japan — President Barack Obama said Thursday that foreign leaders are "rattled" by Donald Trump and have good reason to feel that way, as he accused the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of ignorance about world affairs. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 1:54 What to expect ahead of Obama’s visit to Japan By PBS News Hour On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later, killing another 70,000. Japan surrendered. Since World War II, no sitting American president has visited… Continue watching
May 21 Obama looks to boost economic ties with trip to Vietnam By Nancy Benac, Associated Press President Barack Obama's mission in Vietnam and Japan is to build stronger economic and security ties with Asian-Pacific allies anxious about the rise of an increasingly muscular China. Continue reading
May 10 President Obama will make historic trip to Hiroshima this month By Josh Lederman and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press "He will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Instead, he will offer a forward-looking vision focused on our shared future," deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Soldiers, volunteers join Ecuador search efforts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of international rescue workers fanned out in Ecuador, looking for victims of the earthquake that's killed at least 433 people. Also, also, another strong aftershock rattled southern Japan, and a key airport reopened, allowing… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: Rescue workers search for survivors of Japan earthquakes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, thousands of rescue workers continued the search for survivors from two earthquakes that hit an island of Japan last week. The U.S. military lent its support by delivering aid. Also, More than a foot of… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 24:53 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Pope Francis takes 12 Syrian refugees back to Italy following his visit to Greece. Later, at least 41 are dead after two earthquakes hit Japan. And, a rust-belt city in Ohio shares its plans for rebuilding… Continue watching
Apr 16 Dozens dead in Japan after 7.3-magnitude quake By Michael D. Regan The second deadly earthquake to strike southern Japan this week killed dozens of people in the early morning hours Saturday as emergency workers flocked to scenes of destruction across the Kumamoto Prefecture. Continue reading
Apr 11 Kerry makes gut-wrenching visit to Hiroshima site of atomic bomb By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan -- An emotional John Kerry said Hiroshima's horrible history should teach humanity to avoid conflict and strive to eradicate nuclear weapons as he became the first U.S. secretary of state to tread upon the ground of the world's… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch An exclusive look at the world’s largest-ever nuclear cleanup By PBS News Hour Five years ago, an epic tsunami off the coast of Japan triggered a triple-reactor nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Ever since then, 7,000 workers have been laboring round-the-clock on a massive, and unprecedented, cleanup effort. Science… Continue watching