On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, destroying much of the city and killing tens of thousands ...

On Aug. 9, 1945, 6-year-old Chiyoko Motomura was playing on a veranda at her family’s Nagasaki, Japan, home. Her mother, aunt and grandfather were weeding the rice fields while her grandmother was ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can ...

Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people and a second bomb on Nagasaki (Aug. 9) killed ...

NAGASAKI – Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the city’s atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the ...

The Nagasaki Peace Bell in Honolulu sits near the intersection of South Beretani and Lauhala streets, at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds. In addition to Honolulu, other replicas of the Nagasaki ...

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Doves are released over the Peace Statue during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing Saturday in Nagasaki, Japan. (Kotaro Ueda/Kyodo News) NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern ...

As Japan marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings, the mayor of Nagasaki is warning that the world could see the same kind of devastating attack again. Approximately 2,600 people, including ...