As each anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki passes by, hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivors, continue to grow older while their numbers slowly dwindle. According to Ministry of ...

NAGASAKI--At the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum every August, Yoshinori Ide puts his hands in prayer in front of an air raid hood on display. It was worn by his brother, Yoshitsugu, who died in the ...

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the American envoy to the United Nations, visited Nagasaki, Japan, becoming the first U.S. cabinet member to do so. Thomas-Greenfield voiced the need for nations possessing ...

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NAGASAKI, Japan — On my first trip to Nagasaki, just out of college, I knew what most of the world knows: An atomic bomb fell here on Aug. 9, 1945, bringing World War II to a close. It wasn’t until my ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It's 11am on August 9, 1945, a typical Thursday morning for the citizens of one of Japan's most ...

A siren wailed and a bronze bell rang out Tuesday as Nagasaki marked the moment 60 years ago when an American plane dropped a plutonium bomb, killing tens of thousands and sealing Japan’s defeat in ...

MANILA, Philippines - For nocturnal creatures like me, 5 a.m. is an unholy hour to start a day. But something stirs my weary spirit and I bounce out of bed and get myself ready for a trip to Nagasaki, ...

Dinosaur skeletal models are seen at Nagasaki City Dinosaur Museum on Sept. 29, 2021. (Mainichi/Atsuki Nakayama) NAGASAKI -- Nagasaki City Dinosaur Museum, which features over 20 whole body skeletal ...