Harbingers’ Magazine is a weekly online current affairs magazine written and edited by teenagers worldwide.

harbinger | noun

har·bin·ger | \ˈhär-bən-jər\

1. one that initiates a major change: a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology; pioneer.

2. something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come.

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August 06, 2025

Japan’s Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of nuclear destruction

Survivors, bereaved families, representatives from over 120 nations and international organisations, and thousands of Japanese citizens and visitors gathered at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing that killed over 140,000 people.

Irma Mecele, 15, Katie Chen, 17, Jamie Chan, 16, Klara Hammudeh, 16, and Reva Sobti, 17, report from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

August 06, 2025

Hiroshima’s men and women disagree on Japan's persistent gender pay gap

There was a noticeable divergence between male and female respondents. Nearly all male interviewees expressed the belief that gender inequality is not a pressing issue in contemporary Japan. Female respondents painted a different picture.

Katie Chen, 17, Jennifer Yung-Coak,16, and Irma Mecele, 15, interview young people on gender inequalities

August 06, 2025

Hiroshima youth hesitant to have children amid financial instability

27-year-old Yuka told Harbingers’ Magazine that she would choose to have children but the financial difficulties are discouraging her.

Klara Hammudeh, 16, Jamie Chan, 16, and Elias Malmqvist, 18, interviewed youth on the decreasing birth rate in Japan

August 05, 2025

Hiroshima’s new tram line revolutionises Japan’s public transport

Locals and tourists in Hiroshima are excited for the newly opened tram line – the first streetcar in Japan to run on elevated tracks directly into a station building.

Reva Sobti, 17, Daniel Zhang, 18, and Lukas Abromavicius, 16, report on Hiroshima's long-awaited infrastructure improvement

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