Hiroshima

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1945, file photo, an unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, western Japan. The Aug. 6, 1945, bombing was the world’s first nuclear attack. An estimated 140,000 people, including those with radiation-related injuries and illnesses, died…

Bells tolled in Hiroshima for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city's mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats. Though thousands usually pack the Peace Park in the centre of the Japanese…

Bomb attack on Hiroshima killed around 140,000 people, many of them instantly, with others perishing in weeks, months later. Photo: FileHIROSHIMA:   Japan mourned the 75th anniversary of the horrifying Hiroshima nuclear attack during World War II on Thursday, observing the event with toned down ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Survivors,…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows in front of Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Hiroshima, western Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)HIROSHIMA, Japan - Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered…

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1945, file photo, smoke rises 20,000 feet above Hiroshima, western Japan, after the first atomic bomb was dropped during warfare. Hiroshima was targeted because it was a major Japanese military hub filled with military bases and ammunition facilities. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday,…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Events this year were scaled back because of the pandemic Bells have tolled in Hiroshima, Japan, to mark the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb.But memorial events were scaled back this year because of the pandemic.On 6 August 1945, a…

Regular nosebleeds, three bouts with cancer and blinding cataracts.It’s been 75 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima — marking the end of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age — but survivors like Masaaki Takano still live with the…

A warehouse area at a port in Beirut exploded Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and causing extensive damage in the Lebanese capital.The explosion is under investigation, a focus of which is thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate improperly stored in the area.Experts told Insider they estimated the explosive yield…

TechnologyThe trauma resurfaces in movies, shows, and comics over and over, showing its deep impression on Japanese families and culture.By Frank Fuller/The ConversationAugust 5, 2020Read More