During World War II, thousands of prisoners of war were detained on in a camp in Nagasaki. When the atomic bomb was dropped on ... material on the war, and on post-war experiences in the ...

The first hit Hiroshima on August 6, and three days later, another was dropped on Nagasaki. Codenamed "Fat Man" because of its round shape, the second bomb was much more powerful than the first.

Historians often suggest that America’s super-weapon forced Hirohito to surrender in 1945. Look closer, and the truth is more complex ...

This is the fifth and final installment in the series. On a train bound for Nagasaki, just two days after the atomic bombing of the city, a man discussed the devastation of the blast, including ...

Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...

After 52 months of studying atom-bomb damage to buildings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense summed up their findings for the benefit of U.S ...

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93.

A survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons has died aged 93. Shigemi Fukahori died at a hospital in ...

The idea to use chindonya came from Takahira Noriyasu, a former director of the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, who saw Kawachi perform. Takahira Noriyasu ...

Nearly eight decades ago, the United States dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and, a few days later, on Nagasaki, Japan. That week in August changed the world forever; ever since, the world’s ...

“The atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as the Hibakusha ... action are heard and acted upon,” it ...