Hiroshima
May 20, 2013
In 1941, Japanese men threatened 14-year-old Kim Bok-dong at her home in Korea and sent her off to frontline areas in China, Indonesia and Malaysia to serve as a "comfort woman,...
May 15, 2013
HIROSHIMA--Foodies living or traveling here had better start booking reservations if they want a seat at some of the best eateries, as French tire maker Michelin announced the...
May 03, 2013
An animated TV adaptation of the "Kimi no Iru Machi" (A town where you live) manga series by Koji Seo is being produced by anime studio Gonzo K.K.
May 01, 2013
HIROSHIMA--One of Myanmar's leading human rights activists who recently visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for the first time said her nation can learn a lot from...
April 28, 2013
Even at the age of 96, Shuntaro Hida, a physician who survived the first-ever atomic bombing in history, has no plans to stop working toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.
April 26, 2013
Scholars, mayors and atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki lambasted the Japanese government for not signing a joint statement by dozens of nations calling for the...
April 25, 2013
GENEVA--Despite being the only nation to have suffered atomic bombing, Japan has again refused to sign a document that describes nuclear weapons as inhumane.
February 28, 2013
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Prefecture-–Original material for an unfinished sequel to "Barefoot Gen" has been found at the late author's home outside Tokyo.
February 12, 2013
YANAI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--A documentary about a Japanese photojournalist who shed light on the plight of atomic bomb victims and the oppressed during his nearly seven-decade ...
February 08, 2013
HIROSHIMA--A global traveling salesman for a Hiroshima sauce manufacturer has been winning over chefs worldwide with a moreish pitch: delicious Hiroshimayaki pancakes, a...
January 26, 2013
HIROSHIMA--A strong earthquake could collapse parts of the Atomic Bomb Dome, the building that withstood the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and became an international symbol ...
January 20, 2013
Two scholars who have spent their careers collating first-hand accounts of atomic victims from Hiroshima and Nagasaki and using those experiences to push for nuclear...
January 18, 2013
HIROSHIMA--Copies of original material for the unfinished installation of the famed “Barefoot Gen” manga series are on display at an exhibition commemorating artist Keiji...
January 08, 2013
HIROSHIMA--An original photo showing the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima split into two parts, one on top of the other, has been found at an elementary school located near ground ...
January 05, 2013
On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, 9-year-old Tetsuo Imamichi was at his home in Hiroshima looking after his two little brothers. In the skies above the city, a U.S. B-29 silently ...
December 26, 2012
For some time after the end of World War II, the Allied occupation forces would strictly censor any author who wrote about the atomic bombings.
December 25, 2012
Keiji Nakazawa, a manga artist whose famed "Barefoot Gen" described his own experiences of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, died of lung cancer at a hospital in the city on Dec....
November 24, 2012
Sanfrecce Hiroshima captured their first J-League title on Nov. 24 after a 4-1 home win over Cerezo Osaka, earning them a spot at next month's FIFA Club World Cup.
November 09, 2012
With the re-election of President Barack Obama, U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation will continue for another four years.
October 22, 2012
FUCHU, Hiroshima Prefecture--Aya Domenig’s grandfather never told her why he was so reluctant to speak about his experience as a doctor in Hiroshima at the end of World War...