Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people and a second bomb on Nagasaki (Aug. 9) killed ...

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains descriptions of nuclear weapons effects, including disturbing accounts of the victims. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever ...

When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...

(CNN) — When Kikuyo Nakamura’s adult son discovered bumps on his back, she assumed it was just a rash. Still, she urged him to go to the hospital — better safe than sorry. Hiroshi, her second son, was ...

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki also told the press on Tuesday that Takaichi's attempt to revise the Three Non-Nuclear Principles would intensify Japan's reliance on nuclear deterrence. The principles ...

Doves are released over the Peace Statue during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing Saturday in Nagasaki, Japan. (Kotaro Ueda/Kyodo News) NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern ...

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, The Associated Press is republishing the extraordinary photos of one survivor of the attack. Sumiteru Taniguchi ...