HIROSHIMA—As Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, prayers for the dead were shadowed by anxieties of a world once again facing the risk of nuclear conflict.

The G7 summit will take place from May 19 to 21 in Hiroshima — the first city in the world to have suffered the catastrophic consequences of a nuclear bomb during war. Forty-three seconds after the ...

HIROSHIMA--Family members of a U.S. prisoner of war who died in the atomic bombing in Hiroshima only weeks after his aircraft had been shot down visited a monument here to honor the victims on June 3.

Key points of this installment After the bombing, unused photographic materials (35mm film, X-ray film, and photographic ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan — More than 50,000 people gathered at this city’s Peace Memorial Park on Thursday to remember the victims of the world’s first atomic bombing and hear a renewed appeal for world ...

The atomic bomb, which exploded 580 meters above Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, turned into a plasma fireball with a temperature of approximately 10 million degrees and 1 million atmospheres within a ...

In 2019, Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum reopened after a two-year renovation. This key facility is likely one that the G7 leaders will visit during their summit in the city. A look at the exhibits ...

The Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, known today as the Atomic Bomb Dome, is seen from Aioi Bridge in Hiroshima around Sept. 11, 1945. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Niimi) TOKYO -- Japan's ...

Sadako Sasaki, exposed to radiation at age 2 during Hiroshima’s bombing, later developed leukaemia. She folded 1,000 paper ...

The "fake atomic bomb" theory, which is being enthusiastically spread by certain factions online, claims that the atomic ...

Tuesday marks 79 years since an atomic bomb dropped by the United States devastated the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Mayor Matsui Kazumi has called on people to press leaders relying on nuclear ...

Mixed in with the ordinary sand on the beaches of Hiroshima Bay are tiny glass beads, easy to overlook unless you know what to look for. Some are round. Others have fused together or carry thin tails, ...