Hiroshima

Out of Eden Walk
80 years after atomic blast, Hiroshima’s trees still tell the story
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In this Aug. 9, 1945, file photo, a giant column of smoke rises after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port town of Nagasaki, Japan.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Oppenheimer’ film ‘fails’ to show devastation of atom bombs in postwar Japan, critics say
France's President Emmanuel Macron wears a flowers leis and seashell necklaces gestures as he speaks up on his arrival as the mayor Manihi John Drollet stands next to him at the Manihi Atoll, 312 miles northeast of Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Nuclear
New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’
A crowd of survivors are shown standing and sitting on a bridge with several damaged buildings in the distance.
Photography
The only known photos from Hiroshima taken on Aug. 6, 1945
A man is shown walking on the street with a white bandage around his head with security officers standing nearby.
Top of The World
Mourning and anger amid devastation after Beirut explosion; One-third of Afghanistan may have had COVID-19; 75-years since Hiroshima bombing
Hiroshima target map
Health
Seven decades after the bomb, children of Hiroshima victims still worry about hidden health effects
An older Japanese man hugs former President Barack Obama
Justice
Why this Hiroshima survivor dedicated his life to searching for the families of 12 American POWs
Ivy Mike
Conflict
What you need to know about modern nuclear war
When Yuji Onuma was a kid, he lived in Futaba, a part of Fukushima. Today, he has kids of his own — but they can’t go near Futaba. Here, he wears protective clothing during a visit to his old house.
Books
Photos: See Japan’s nuclear legacy — from Fukushima to Hiroshima
Hiroshima survivor Sunao Tsuboi is seen at a French nuclear test site in In-Ekker near Ain Meguel, February 16, 2007.
Conflict
‘I still hate the glow of the setting sun’: Hiroshima survivors tell their stories
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Conflict
71 years after Hiroshima, will we see a world free from nuclear weapons soon?
November 1945. Hiroshima, Japan.
Global Politics
Photos: Hiroshima after the atomic bomb
Hiroshima atomic bomb app screen capture lead image
Global Politics
Experience Hiroshima — What if the atomic bomb hit your hometown?
Hiroshima residents release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 67th anniversary of the bombing.
Justice
Japanese and Americans remember the closing chapter of World War II so very differently
Hiroshima survivor Noriho Azuma (wearing a hat) in front of the A-bomb dome in June of 2015.
Justice
Hiroshima survivors want more than a US apology
Aya Kanihara and her son Ayumu. Kanihara is taking maternity leave from her job in a Hiroshima office.
Justice
Matahara: When pregnant women, new moms are harassed at work
Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Conflict
Respect: A young tour guide, a Hiroshima survivor and a baton passed
screen capture hiroshima atomic bomb game
Conflict
What if your hometown were hit by the Hiroshima atomic bomb?
Masaaki Murakami, a volunteer guide at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park listens to 87-year-old atomic bomb survivor Noriho Azuma.
Conflict
After the A-bomb survivors die, who will be Hiroshima’s memory keepers?
Social worker Minori Nakaso pays a home visit to an atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima.
Justice
As Hiroshima’s survivors age, their need to speak out grows
Atomic bomb survivor Teruko Namura (left) with a friend at her home in Los Angeles.
Justice
Let down by two governments, US-based Hiroshima survivors fend for themselves
An elderly Korean woman appears with her son and daughter-in-law at a hearing in Hiroshima to determine whether she is eligible for special rights accorded to survivors of the atomic bomb.
Justice
Korean survivors of Hiroshima have had to fight for their rights
Hiroshima survivor Sueko Hada (foreground) with her daughter, granddaughters and great-granddaughter.
Justice
‘It truly was a vision of Hell’ – a Hiroshima survivor speaks out
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Culture
Remembering the Japanese designer who was compelled to create something beautiful after seeing Hiroshima’s devastation
Conflict
The last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew dies
Mamoru Samuragochi, a famous Japanese classical composer who has been called "Japan's Beethoven".
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Japan’s Beethoven’ may not be deaf, and admits paying someone to write his music
Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
Arts, Culture & Media
Why these two New York chefs consider curry Japanese soul food
Bunnies on Okunojima, Japan
Environment
Cuddly Rabbit Island in Japan has something of a sinister past
Global Hit
In Canada, Fort McMurray Radio Station Bans Neil Young
Global Politics
Retired Air Force colonel attempts to document every bomb U.S. ever dropped
Global Politics
Too hot to handle? Public schools struggle with controversy
Arts, Culture & Media
Atomic Particles and Teeny Bikinis
Earth Ear
Blog: Returning Home to Japan
Environment
Japan’s battle to prevent a nuclear meltdown
Radiation Explainer: What it Does, Why We’re Scared
The World in Words
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and self-censorship
Japan: The Effects of Disaster on the Cultural Psyche
Prescription for Survival
Arts, Culture & Media
The impact of Hiroshima’s bombing, 65 years later
Arts, Culture & Media
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Arts, Culture & Media
Hiroshima pilot becomes peace advocate
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