In the previous installment, I introduced two 'sacred sites' that still maintain their vitality: Akita, which was drawn in by ...

With historian Kim Brandt and Koko Kondo, Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s daughter. Archive of This Is Your Life courtesy of Reelin' In ...

In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The bombs were dropped on Hiroshima on ...

American occupation troops witnessed Hiroshima and Nagasaki weeks after the atomic bombs. Fewer than 10 are believed to ...

One of the most painful things about growing older is the death of deeply loved and deeply wise mentors. A few years ago, during a terribly short span of time, three of my favorite priests passed away ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima,” his sympathetic story of six Japanese men and women who survived the first of the two atomic bombs America dropped on Japan during ...

The photographs on this page offer a sobering glimpse into one of the last chapters of World War II, made even more personal because they belonged to Forks resident Jane Schmitz’s father, Bernard Carl ...

As the last US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires, the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki carry renewed urgency for a world edging toward a new arms race. This August marks yet another ...

TOKYO — Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. It was the first time a nuclear weapon was ever used in warfare. Eighty-one years ...

<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Hiroshima_aftermath.jpg/1280px-Hiroshima_aftermath.jpg" alt="Ruins of Hiroshima following the ...