Japanese court recognises more Hiroshima bomb survivors A Hiroshima court issued a rare ruling expanding the designation of atomic bomb survivors to include more people hit by radioactive "black rain", 75 years ... World • 29 Jul 20
Japan battles shortage of necessities following floods Japan struggled to restore utilities and bring relief to the survivors of its worst floods in 36 years, facing health risks from high temperatures and ... Asia • 10 Jul 18
Postman who survived Nagasaki bombing dies Prominent nuclear disarmament campaigner Sumiteru Taniguchi, who was delivering mail in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic bomb in 1945, has died at ... World • 30 Aug 17
Japan marks 72 years since Hiroshima attack Japan has marked 72 years since the world's first nuclear attack on Hiroshima. World • 06 Aug 17
Obama lays wreath at Hiroshima memorial Barack Obama, the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima, has laid a wreath at the site of the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima. News • 27 May 16
John Kerry visits Hiroshima atomic-bomb memorial John Kerry has become the first US secretary of state to pay his respects at Hiroshima's memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack ... World • 11 Apr 16
Kerry not planning apology for Hiroshima bomb John Kerry will not offer an apology for the United States' use of the atomic bomb against Japan when he becomes the first US secretary ... News • 10 Apr 16
Bells toll to mark Hiroshima bombing anniversary Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing. News • 06 Aug 15
Last member of Hiroshima bomb crew dies The last surviving crewman of the Enola Gay, the US plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan near the end of World War ... News • 30 Jul 14
Pledge over nuclear weapons at Hiroshima event Japan has pledged to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons at a ceremony in Hiroshima to mark the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the ... News • 06 Aug 13
