The register, which records the names of 202,053 victims, was exposed to the air to remove moisture after municipal employees ...

In this series, The Asahi Shimbun traces the impact on children of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August ...

TOKYO (AP) — The mayor of Nagasaki on Thursday announced that the city will invite representatives “of all countries” and regions to the peace memorial marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic ...

NAGASAKI—Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said he is withholding an invitation to Israel to attend the city’s annual peace ...

A blinding light like thousands of strobe lights — that's how Toshiko Tanaka described the morning, 80 years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On Aug. 6, 1945, the ...

Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again ...

The Taiwanese government expressed its intention to participate in ceremonies in both cities last year and did so for the ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands of civilians and left survivors who hope their harrowing ...

TOKYO-- Nagasaki marked the anniversary of the world's second atomic bombing Thursday with the United Nations chief and the city's mayor urging global leaders to take concrete steps toward nuclear ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — On the morning of Aug. 9, 1945, Sanae Ikeda was anything but the obedient son. His mother told him to stay home with his sisters and brothers while she went to a farmer’s house for ...

If you want to leave the crowds of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka behind, take a detour from "The Golden Route" and visit the ...