Participants in a Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima ...

At 11.04 yesterday morning, a bell rang for the first time in 80 years, at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki. The church was at the epicentre of the atomic bomb blast at that time on 9 August 1945. A Mass ...

The atomic bombings of Japan might well be one of the most important events in human history — so maybe it's no surprise that ...

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...

Nakamura was 21-years old and was hanging laundry outside around 11am when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. She ...

On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the atomic bomb in war. But he also deserves some credit for the fact that ...

Treated as outcasts for decades, these survivors and their children are now speaking out against global nuclear rearmament.

This week marks 81 years since the Cowra Breakout, the largest prisoner-of-war escape during World War II. Let's look back at ...

West Japan Railway Co. will halt all remaining operations of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line between Hakata and Hiroshima stations ...

For years, they lived a block apart on McFarland Avenue east of Borah School. They died after long, productive lives — Jim, ...

Ceremonies were held on Saturday to honor the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Bullet train services in western and southwestern Japan were halted Sunday due to heavy rain, operator JR West said.