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Hiroshima
Hiroshima Marks 75 Years Since Atomic Bombing in Scaled-Back Ceremony
Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.
Obama Hugs and Shakes Hands With Hiroshima Survivors During Historic Trip
In an emotional moment, President Obama embraced and shook hands with Hiroshima survivors on may 27 during his historic visit to the Japanese city.
Obama Scolded by Japanese Prime Minister on Okinawa Murder
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe publicly criticized President Obama over the murder of a 20-year old woman on the island of Okinawa, where a US military base is located.
Obama to Pay Historic Visit to Hiroshima This Month
WASHINGTON— In a moment seven decades in the making, President Barack Obama this month will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb, decimated a city and shot the world into the Atomic Age...
Kerry’s Visit to Hiroshima Grabbing Spotlight at G-7 Meeting
Kerry will become the highest-ranking American government official to visit Hiroshima, where 140,000 Japanese died from the first of two atomic bombs dropped by the U.S.
John Kerry to Visit Hiroshima, First Senior US Official to Do So
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit Hiroshima next week for a memorial to victims of the atomic bombing in 1945.
See Collection of Sobering Hiroshima Photos in One Place
At 8:15 local time on August 6, 1945, a blinding light flashed above the 7th largest city in Japan. An instant later people heard an earsplitting explosion.
In Greenwich Village, a Vigil for the Victims of Atomic Bombing
Kathleen Sullivan was on a visit to Auschwitz with six atomic bomb survivors when the nuclear reactors in Fukushima failed.
