The register, which records the names of 202,053 victims, was exposed to the air to remove moisture after municipal employees ...

In this series, The Asahi Shimbun traces the impact on children of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August ...

NAGASAKI--Strict criteria over whether a person qualifies as a hibakusha survivor has meant that many people, through no ...

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 ...

The atomic bombs ended World War II, but at a devastating cost. Japan’s refusal to surrender meant the fighting, the civilian ...

NAGASAKI -- A sweater knitted by a woman who was paralyzed due to the atomic bombing of this southwest Japan city has been ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors, known as the “hibakusha,” will host events to share personal stories of the 1945 World War II atomic bombing and engage in discussions of ...

Nagasaki commemorated the 80th anniversary of the US atomic attack with twin cathedral bells ringing in unison in Nagasaki for the first time in 80 years. On Saturday at 11.02 am, the moment the ...

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki poses with St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter during an official visit in August 2025. St. Paul and Nagasaki formed the first sister-city relationship between the U.S. and Japan ...