At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 2025—the very moment when Hiroshima was reduced to ashes 80 years ago—the “Bell of Peace” tolled through the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
On February 7, 2025 (Japan time), the final act of a drama watched around the world came to a close at the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. Judge John Holcomb sentenced Ippei Mizuhara (40), former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, to 4 years and 9 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for bank fraud and filing a false tax return.