As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...

As the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s firsthand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in ...

The smell of burning flesh, unrecognisable bodies. More than 200,000 dead. Have we forgotten the sheer horror of August 1945?

Although the atomic bomb hasn't been used in war since it was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the possibility of its ...

"As a little kid, you're just in awe that all these people want to see and talk to the man that tucked you in bed every night ...

Hiroshima was bombed by the American military on Aug. 6, 1945, causing the deaths of about 140,000 residents by the end of the year and bringing to a close Japan’s imperial rampage across Asia and the ...

Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two American B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, amid growing ...

The influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture. One of the most famous examples of this is Godzilla, a prehistoric creature awakened by the ...