The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, a former base for atomic bomb testing, has lead to a cluster of health issues.
During WWII, five bombers stood out for their strategic impact: the American B-29 Superfortress, famed for firebombing Tokyo ...
Michiko believes that Akiko’s death was due to genetic mutations caused by the atomic bomb, as well as the cancer that took ...
Of course, their words rarely are. For me, I confess, these concerns are simpler, as I have an extremely intimate ...
At 8:15 a.m.—as survivors still remember—came a flash of light, followed by a shock wave that blew people and buildings apart ...
HIROSHIMA, Japan >> Having survived the atomic bomb that flattened his hometown of Hiroshima when he was nine months old, Kunihiko Sakuma has never forgotten the stain it left on him in the eyes of ...
Used to contain, memorialise and ward off nuclear disaster, concrete is the primary building material of the atomic age | ...
which led to the detonations of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki just weeks later. Since then, at least seven other ...
An estimated 260,000 people survived the attacks, many suffering severe burns and radiation illness, but 29-year-old marine ...
The foodie’s guide to Hiroshima takes you through Okonomimura’s okonomiyaki and more. Discover culinary gems and hidden ...
Art Mirto, 97, was 17 years old in January of 1945 when he enlisted in the military — like many of his buddies from ...
The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations.