VOX POPULI: Even 77 years after Hiroshima, the world is still far from safe

On Aug. 5, 1945, Hiroshima resident Shinoe Shoda heard from ... including those who appeared beyond help. She recalled one of them this way: “A dear, sweet student/ About to die/ But when ... Read More

Compassion amid horror: Exploring the legacy of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Reporter Aji Rokhadi uncovers some of those stories involving students from his native Indonesia. Photos of students from Southeast Asia who were in Hiroshima in 1945 During the Second World War ... Read More

Hiroshima visit provides a timely history lesson | Along the Way

Now 92 years old, Kikyomi Kouno recalled a local train trip with her mother 79 years ago from their home, 22 miles outside of Hiroshima, to search for her two sisters in the city that had been hit ... Read More

Countdown to Hiroshima: The bomb that changed the world

But Hiroshima ... news is soon broadcast on national radio and, the next morning, published on the front pages of America’s newspapers. Little Boy is hailed as the ‘bomb that changed the world’. Read More

What countries have the most nuclear weapons and how many does Iran have?

Despite reports of the Iranian government planning to build a nuclear arsenal, there is no evidence that the nation has been successful. Read More

Republican congressman responds to criticism after calling for Gaza to be ‘like Hiroshima and Nagasaki’

arguably in the world, to defeat Hamas, Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China helping Hamas.” “We shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid. It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima ... Read More

The man who survived two atomic bombs, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki

Beyond these extraordinary ... marking the end of World War II. A BONSAI THAT SURVIVED HIROSHIMA BOMBING And it isn't just human beings with stories of endurance. A bonsai that survived the ... Read More

He survived Hiroshima. What did he think of ‘Oppenheimer’?

Explore them here. Can trust bring connection and hope in a divided world? Discover how through global news stories. None of us should be shocked when Doris Kearns Goodwin says something profound. Read More

Brandt talks “Hiroshima Maidens”

LEGACY OF WWII: Brandt speaks to the crowd in the Visual Arts Center Beam Classroom on the “Hiroshima Maidens,” a U.S. surgical project for 25 Japanese women in the wake of World War II. She is ... Read More

'Oppenheimer' premieres in Japan. Some Hiroshima survivors, Japanese residents are distressed.

Former Hiroshima Mayor ... legacy destroyed my world Shogo Tachiyama, a university student, told The Guardian the movie was good for educational purposes as the full story wasn't taught to him ... Read More

What Japanese moviegoers have to say about Oppenheimer as it debuts on Hiroshima, Nagasaki screens

Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was ... historian Others suggested the world might be ready for a Japanese response to that story. Takashi Yamazaki, director ... Read More

‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Premieres in Japan to Mixed Reactions and High Emotions

Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was ... Others suggested the world might be ready for a Japanese response to that story. Takashi Yamazaki, director of Godzilla ... Read More