While the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dominate historical memory, they were only part of a broader and ...

The giant silver bomber roared along the runway on Tinian Island in the darkness, passing the firetrucks and ambulances parked every 50 feet, struggling to pick up speed. “Dimples Eight Two” weighed ...

HIROSHIMA -- The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in this western Japan city has surged to a record ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The bombings resulted in thousands of causalities in Japan.

Tadatoshi Akiba was selected for his efforts to promote peace, including nuclear disarmament. Hiroshima was devastated by a U ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor ...

Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Caption from LIFE. Peace procession headed by gaily clad dancing girls streams through the city. Soon after solemn services Hiroshima was filled with a carnival ...

HIGASHIMATSUYAMA, Japan — Pika. It means glitter or flash in Japanese. It’s what survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima remember from exactly 75 years ago. The flash that popped in a blue ...