NAGASAKI—Atomic bomb survivors gathered at Nagasaki Peace Park here 35 years ago to protest the laying of a wreath by the captain of a U.S. military vessel that was suspected of carrying a nuclear ...

For Terumi Tanaka, the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki proved to be the defining moment of his life. He became a key player in Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Federation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers ...

A Japan-U.S. research institute said Tuesday it will analyze the genomes of children of hibakusha who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to understand the impact of ...

Fr Alberto Berra, a PIME missionary in the city of the first atomic bomb in 1945, speaks about the decision to award the prize to the association that gives voice to the victims who still bear the ...

Dr. Masao Tomonaga was two years old when he survived the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki. Today, he and other survivors are sharing personal stories and engaging in peace discussions with the ...

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)--Seven groups of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture on Wednesday urged Japan to attend meetings of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of ...

A 95-year-old atomic bomb survivor who lost five family members in the 1945 Nagasaki blast is making her anti-war presence felt on social media, where she has gained a significant following. Fumiko ...

On 18 December 2015, Mr. Yasuaki Yamashita, a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) from Nagasaki who now lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, met with UN Tour Guides and also with UN interns in New ...

Fifteen years ago, on the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I spent two weeks in Japan with American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute. After I spoke at Ritsumeikan ...

This week marks 73 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, ultimately resulting in the deaths of more than 200,000 people. With the dawn of the nuclear ...