On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later, dropped another one on Nagasaki.

This week in Japan is Obon, the millennia-old festival based on the traditional belief that the spirits of the ancestors ...

On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, survivors continue searching for remains and healing—and ...

Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another ...

Eighty years ago this past week, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...

In the absence of special events, the plane that bombed Hiroshima will quietly remain on display at the National Air & Space ...

Hundreds of people who lived through the atomic bombings 80 years ago, who many view as the only true nuclear experts, ...

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies ...

The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 100,000 Japanese civilians, poisoned a generation of survivors and ...

The atomic bombs may have saved "countless" lives, but if Truman had dropped one on a remote island nearby as a demonstration ...

(We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History! You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...

Dozens of people — including peace activists, members of faith groups, and musicians — gathered on Wednesday to raise alarm ...