It is 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August ... Those who survived the bombings are known as "hibakusha".

Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing around 74,000 people. Nobel prize a timely reminder, Hiroshima locals say Japanese atomic ... The twin bombings dealt the final ...

Richard Overy’s chilling new book Rain of Ruin charts the lead-up to Japan’s surrender in the second World War and is ...

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

Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have lodged a protest with the Japanese government over its ...

The first bomb struck Hiroshima on August 6, followed by another on Nagasaki on August 9 ... Surviving two atomic bombings ...

Hiroshima survivor and Nihon Hidankyo assistant secretary general Jiro Hamasumi won't rest until there are zero nuclear ...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella was in Hiroshima on Saturday as part of his State visit to Japan and criticised the ...

In this series, The Asahi Shimbun traces the impact on children of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Their stories are told through interviews with their families ...

But not all atomic bomb survivors have been able to speak about their experiences due to trauma and discrimination. A woman who survived the bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki recently chose ...

In this series, The Asahi Shimbun traces the impact on children of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Their stories are told through interviews with their families ...

The Nobel Peace Prize was on October 11, 2024 awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as ...