Young people from around the world have been hearing stories from atomic bomb survivors, or hibakusha, in Hiroshima as part ...

Last month, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors known for ...

The cause for the canonization of Pedro Arrupe, S.J., 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus, took an important step ...

For decades, Americans have been able to keep a comfortable distance from the disturbing visuals captured after the dropping ...

and civic facilities like the Hiroshima Central Library. Upon completion, thousands of people moved from the informal settlements into new mid- and high-rise apartments constructed in and around ...

KAMIJIMA, Japan >> Murals of popular manga on vacant houses and public facilities have turned a remote island with a ...

At 8:15 a.m.—as survivors still remember—came a flash of light, followed by a shock wave that blew people and buildings apart ...

It is 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August, leading ...

The foodie’s guide to Hiroshima takes you through Okonomimura’s okonomiyaki and more. Discover culinary gems and hidden ...

As the author reminds us, people in Hiroshima were uneasily aware that American B-29s had been burning other Japanese cities yet had left Hiroshima untouched. Many harbored fears that the enemy ...

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson, Publisher and President: Minako Suematsu) is pleased to ...

India's nuclear journey began with its first successful test on May 18, 1974, at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, under ...