A woman floats a lantern on the Motoyasu River as a prayer for peace, with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen in the background, in ...

People in Japan and around the world will be stopping to remember one of the darkest days in the country's history. Wednesday marks 80 years since an atomic bomb devastated Hiroshima.

The Yugawara town office in Kanagawa Prefecture failed to sound a siren at the stroke of 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6 to coincide with ...

The people of Japan are marking 80 years since an atomic bomb devastated Hiroshima, killing thousands. NHK World's Yoshikawa ...

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“Today it suddenly struck me. ‘Summer is really here now.’ I visited Gokoku Shrine for Fallen War ...

HIROSHIMA—Mourners pledged to carry on the work of the hibakusha, most of whom have passed, to abolish nuclear weapons as Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bomb caused an immense loss of life.