That weapon – and the bombs dropped so soon after on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – are often credited to the Manhattan Project, ...

It is 80 years today since a nuclear bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, effectively ending World War II.

It is with that message that “Atomic Echoes” goes forth, showcasing survivors on both sides of the Pacific — the “hibakusha,” ...

Some 74,000 people were killed in Nagasaki in the US bombing in 1945, three days after Hiroshima. As the town’s mayor, Shiro ...

"A crisis that could threaten the survival of humanity, such as a nuclear war, is looming over each and every one of us ...

Mr. Gurudevan wants to see his generation take to the streets and push through antinuclear legislation across the United States like the nuclear freeze movement did decades earlier. On June 12, 1982, ...

Nagasaki on Saturday warned of the intensifying threat of nuclear war as it marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic ...

On Saturday, the two bells of Nagasaki's Immaculate Conception Cathedral rang together for the first time since 1945, when ...

The Tokyo region remains the only area to record slight population growth, rising by 0.13%. In contrast, all other ...

Ohio has more than one connection to the final days of World War II. Here’s what to know about the Bockscar bomber and the ...

"Unfortunately, a decision was made under Prime Minister Kishida several years ago to politicize these activities, which I believe was a mistake," Nikolay Nozdryov added ...