National Aug 1, 2018
In a first, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to visit Nagasaki for 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing
Antonio Guterres’s visit to Nagasaki will be the first time for a U.N. secretary-general to attend the Aug. 9 anniversary.
National Mar 21, 2017
Shuntaro Hida, a former Imperial Japanese Army doctor who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II and treated survivors, died Monday, sources close to him said. He was 100. Hailing from Gifu Prefecture, Hida became a doctor after graduating from the ...
National / History Jun 9, 2015
Famed Hiroshima Panels bound for U.S. in bid to spark rethink of A-bombings
by Miya Tanaka
While nearly 70 years have passed since the end of World War II, highlighting the horror of the atomic bombings of Japan can still be controversial in the United States, where many believe the attacks were necessary to bring a quick end to the ...