Books Oct 10, 2020
What are the stories we’re reading about Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
by Eric Margolis
This year’s releases on the atomic bombs run the gamut of perspectives, proving that historical events are very much what we make of them.
Art Aug 4, 2020
Saitama gallery raises money online to share iconic A-bomb paintings worldwide
by Ayano Shimizu
The work of Iri and Toshi Maruki depicts the aftermath of the August 1945 bombings along with other aspects of World War II.
National Jul 2, 2019
Hiroshima A-bomb victim's paper crane donated for exhibit aboard WWII U.S. battleship
A paper crane folded by Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who died of leukemia a decade after the attack, was donated Saturday to a memorial exhibition on the U.S. battleship Missouri at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Hoping for a better future, ...
National Oct 11, 2018
by Seana K. Magee
Two Japanese atomic bomb survivors delivered a petition Wednesday to disarmament officials at the United Nations calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons, an appeal backed so far by more than 8.3 million people around the world. Sueichi Kido, secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, or the ...
National Aug 9, 2018
Nagasaki marked the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Thursday, with its mayor calling for security policies not reliant on nuclear deterrence and pressing Japan to fulfill its "moral obligation" to lead efforts toward a nuclear-free world. Mayor Tomihisa Taue, in ...
National Aug 6, 2018
Hiroshima mayor marks 73rd A-bomb anniversary with indirect call to sign U.N. nuke ban treaty
by Magdalena Osumi
Hiroshima once again fell silent Monday morning while traffic came to halt in remembrance of those lost, with dignitaries urging world leaders to strengthen efforts to abandon nuclear weapons.
National Jul 20, 2018
With digital project, Nagasaki A-bomb survivor's story reaches wider audience
by Noriyuki Suzuki
For decades, Hiroyasu Tagawa had no intentions of breaking his silence about the terrible experience he had as a child, having lived through the U.S. atomic bombing of his hometown of Nagasaki. He didn't want to relive his memories of Aug. 9, 1945, and its ...
National Jul 11, 2018
Hiroshima hibakusha recounts experience to American university students
by Mizuho Aoki
The U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are extensively taught at schools in Japan and abroad, but many rarely have a chance to hear survivors' stories firsthand — what civilians saw, smelled and felt under the mushroom clouds. Hoping to pass on such detailed ...
National Mar 29, 2017
Japan and Australia harshly criticized for no-show at U.N. nuke ban talks
A Japanese atomic bomb survivor and an Aboriginal Australian who lived through multiple nuclear tests slammed their respective governments Tuesday for not participating in U.N. negotiations on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. "I especially condemn the Japanese government's inability to fully commit to these ...
National / History Jan 24, 2017
A-bomb museum shows newly discovered photos of 1945 mushroom cloud, A-bomb dome
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Tuesday showed to the press 10 newly discovered photos, including one taken by the crew of the Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The shot shows the mushroom cloud rising skyward on the morning of Aug. ...
National Aug 5, 2016
Memorial service for Korean atomic bomb victims held in Hiroshima
About 300 people gather to mourn Korean victims of the U.S. atomic bombing, which included many brought to the city against their will.
National / Politics May 31, 2016
Kishida's stock rises as future leader after Obama's Hiroshima visit
by Maiko Takahashi
When U.S. President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Hiroshima peace memorial on Friday to honor the 140,000 victims of the world's first atomic bomb attack, one of the city's best-known native sons was standing nearby — and in a position to take ...