1. A district court in western Japan has ruled that some of those who were just outside the government-designated zone of radiation exposure from the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki should be officially recognized as hibakusha. The Nagasaki District Court on Monday ordered Nagasaki City and Nagasaki Prefecture to recognize some of the 44 plaintiffs as atomic bomb survivors and issue them a hibakusha certificate.
2. Osaka University and Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu say they have established a new calculation method to accelerate the realization of practical quantum computing. Quantum computers are said to be capable of calculating much faster than supercomputers. 3. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have concluded, marking the handoff to Los Angeles, which will host the next Summer Games in four years. The closing ceremony of the 12-day Games was held on Sunday at the athletics venue of State de France, just outside Paris. Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said, “Everyone can see what an inclusive world is like,” adding “Now there is no turning back.”
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