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'I saw the horrors in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb'

A World War Two veteran has been presented with a letter of thanks by the first minister of Wales.

80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...

Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. Many aging survivors ...

See what Hiroshima looks like 80 years after the atomic bomb

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 years after the atomic bomb, the world still grapples with the fallout

On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, survivors continue searching for remains and healing—and ...
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Godzilla's scars: How the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings continue to influence Japanese art

Narratives reflecting Japan's complex relationship with nuclear technologies abound, but the most famous example is Godzilla, ...

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

Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on leaders to heed the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and warned of the consequences of the ...

The bombing of Hiroshima was the least-worst option, and a lesson for us on Gaza

The bombing of Hiroshima was a necessary evil to save lives and should remind us to always pursue the least-worst option when ...
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What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

This year, the sanitized appeals to peace, hope, and resilience in memory of the catastrophe have become increasingly hollow.
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80 Years On, Chilling Photos Of The Hiroshima Bombing Remind Us Why Nuclear Weapons Are Terrifying

On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first nuclear bomb on the unsuspecting Japanese city of Hiroshima. This cataclysmic ...

U.S. to mark Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings as anniversary approaches

Groups around the world will gather this week to commemorate the August 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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80 Years After Hiroshima Bombing, Art Needs ‘Courage to Be Afraid ...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in other words, re-emerged in Japanese art in the shadow of a third mushroom cloud. Matsuo’s “A-Bomb Haiku” finally went into print in 1955.