HONOLULU (KHON2) — As part of an annual memorial ceremony, thousands gathered at the Hiroshima Peace Park in Japan on Aug. 6 to commemorate the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Mayor Rick Blangiardi ...

The sounds of a piano that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima 80 years ago have been digitized. On Wednesday, a concert was held in Hiroshima to unveil the ...

Gelett Burgess’ 1895 poem “Purple Cow” allows “I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one, But I can tell you, anyhow, ...

Aug. 6 marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. The blast destroyed two-thirds of the Japanese port city, instantly killing about 140,000 people. The focus at memorials ...

The site of the present-day Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park here was a bustling urban district until the atomic bombing on Aug.

Hiroshima, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in a ceremony of remembrance, but it was an event also aimed, psychologically, at preventing ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — 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 ...

Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel paid their respect to the innocent lives that were killed in Hiroshima eight years ago.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in Nagasaki as he wrapped up a tour to some of the worst-hit places in World War II ...

The conclusion of World War II came with a daunting choice that forever changed history: the use of atomic bombs on Japan.