Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another fell on the city of Nagasaki. Between 120,000 and 220,000 people died in the ...

The exterior of the castle tower will be retained even after the closure, but the interior exhibition rooms will no longer be ...

“As prime minister, I would like to offer my sincerest condolences to the souls of those who fell victim to the atomic bomb, and I would also like to offer my heartfelt sympathy to the survivors who ...

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global leaders ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighty years after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the city has transformed. The bombing immediately killed 80,000 ...

While the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dominate historical memory, they were only part of a broader and ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 31 (Reuters) - Since the age of seven, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with a mission ...

Debate is growing over plans to revise the country’s long-standing non-nuclear policy. Hibakusha groups fear Tokyo may ease restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons. They argue that the only nation to ...

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 ...

Hiroshima, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--The main tower of Hiroshima Castle will close on March 22 due to aging, marking the end of public access inside the building after it was destroyed by the 1945 U.S.