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Tuesday,
27th
October
2009
In Events In Japan,
In Events In Japan,
President Obama could become the first sitting US ruler to visit the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were both hit by atomic bombs during the Second World War.
According to the Associated Press "hopes are growing" in the country on the back of Obama recently being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Hiroshima newspaper the Chugoku pointed out that a number of past winners have visited the two cities and urged the president to "go and see the place himself and renew his commitment to a nuclear-free world".
The president is due to visit Japan on November 12th and 13th.
However, the Japan Times claimed that due to clashes in the leader's schedule and "public sentiment" in the US, the president will not visit either city.
The presidents of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki have made requests to other nuclear-armed nations, including the UK and France, to visit the cities.
Written by Kimberley Homer.
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According to the Associated Press "hopes are growing" in the country on the back of Obama recently being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Hiroshima newspaper the Chugoku pointed out that a number of past winners have visited the two cities and urged the president to "go and see the place himself and renew his commitment to a nuclear-free world".
The president is due to visit Japan on November 12th and 13th.
However, the Japan Times claimed that due to clashes in the leader's schedule and "public sentiment" in the US, the president will not visit either city.
The presidents of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki have made requests to other nuclear-armed nations, including the UK and France, to visit the cities.
Written by Kimberley Homer.
Related news stories:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki back Obama anti-nuclear stance (6th May 2009)
Japanese man certified survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki (25th March 2009)
Japan supports Obama's anti-nuclear vision (6th April 2009)
A-bomb survivors speak of Obama nuclear 'hope' (22nd January 2009)
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