An analysis from 50 scientists found that ocean temperatures hit a new record high last year, an alarming sign for global ...

The island of Miyajima, home to the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine, in this west Japan city saw a record 4.96 mill･ ...

The municipal assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are urging the government to maintain its three non-nuclear principles of ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press ...

The facility initially cared for children who had lost their guardians during World War II and now cares for those who ...

A student from California offered thousands of paper cranes at the Children’s Peace Monument in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City in November. Kyreece Imada, 14, who is engaged in activities ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of ...

A wooden relief depicting the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, long displayed at an art gallery, has returned to the ...

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 ...

Dan Kuramoto, leader of the iconic Asian American jazz band Hiroshima. As part of its "Domo," or "Thank You," tour — which he called a "wind down," not a final farewell — Hiroshima is playing Saturday ...