When atomic bombs struck Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the blinding light and heat from the explosions left only shadows of ...

The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...

Japan’s nuclear history presents an opportunity to lead regional safety and disaster preparedness in East Asia ...

But what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and what were the events that led to the attacks? Tensions between the US and Japan had been growing for decades before the Second World War.

Sherman burnt Atlanta to the ground, but its residents weren't evicted to Curacao. Yrpes was obliterated twice in WW I, but ...

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 ...

In short, while the image is real, it happened after the bombing of Nagasaki, not Hiroshima. The earliest example of the claim that the photo showed an "atomic shadow" appeared in an October 2009 ...

In 1945, after the atomic bombs exploded on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 and 9) and the entrance of the Soviet Union into the war (August 8), the Japanese imperial government accepted the Potsdam ...

Sources said that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are scheduled to visit Hiroshima in June, marking the 80th ...

Cerro Coso Community College is honored to present the Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit, a powerful pop-up exhibition ...

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have invited US President Donald Trump to visit this year for the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombings, officials said Wednesday. In a joint letter ...

A woman who survived the bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki recently chose to come out of the shadows and share her unique story. 94-year-old Fukui Kinuyo survived the bombings of both ...