The New York Times

Hiroshima and the End We Refuse to Imagine

なにもかもなくした手に四まいの爆死証明 なにもかもなくした手に 四まいの爆死証明 I have lost everything; in my hand, four atomic bomb death certificates — Atsuyuki Matsuo, 1945 Eighty years after the city’s ...
Fox News

The bombing of Hiroshima: Everything you need to know about the atomic bomb that ended World War II

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The bombings resulted in thousands of causalities in Japan.
Stars and Stripes

Hiroshima pauses in silence to mark 80 years since world’s first atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan — More than 55,000 people standing in Peace Memorial Park bowed their heads at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, marking with silence the precise moment that the U.S. military dropped an atomic ...
Reuters

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since A-bomb

Hiroshima mayor warns against global military buildup U.S. and Russia hold 90% of nuclear warheads Nuclear attack survivors face discrimination, numbers fall below 100,000 HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 ...
NPR

Japan marks 80 years since the Hiroshima atomic bomb

Japan marks 80 years since the U.S.'s World War II nuclear attack on Hiroshima. The number of atomic bomb survivors is dwindling, as wars and global instability pose a growing challenge to Japan's ...
Time

‘A Scene From Hell.’ Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Share Their Stories in Atomic People

Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right), August 1945, Japan. Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right), August 1945, Japan. Universal ...
Chicago Tribune

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...
New York Post

Eight decades after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons continue to haunt global politics — and the world needs calm, pragmatic debate

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its immediate impact on World War II, it ushered in the nuclear age, forever ...
Des Moines Register

Hiroshima 80th anniversary: This Iowa pilot flew the plane that dropped the atomic bomb

Roughly two hours before the United States bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, Iowa pilot Paul Tibbets announced to his crew of the Enola Gay that they were carrying the "world's first atomic bomb." ...
Reuters

In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours

HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 31 (Reuters) - Since the age of seven, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with a mission ...
USA Today

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor ...