Hiroshima

In this Aug. 9, 1945, file photo, a giant column of smoke rises after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port town of Nagasaki, Japan.

‘Oppenheimer’ film ‘fails’ to show devastation of atom bombs in postwar Japan, critics say

‘Oppenheimer’ is expected to win big at the 2024 Academy Awards. But one point of controversy is that the director did not depict any images of the devastating aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Getting those images out to the public was a longtime quest for Herbert Sussan, then a 24-year-old filmmaker who filmed in Japan at the time.

‘Oppenheimer’ film ‘fails’ to show devastation of atom bombs in postwar Japan, critics say
France's President Emmanuel Macron wears a flowers leis and seashell necklaces gestures as he speaks up on his arrival as the mayor Manihi John Drollet stands next to him at the Manihi Atoll, 312 miles northeast of Tahiti, French Polynesia.

New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’

New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’
A crowd of survivors are shown standing and sitting on a bridge with several damaged buildings in the distance.

The only known photos from Hiroshima taken on Aug. 6, 1945

The only known photos from Hiroshima taken on Aug. 6, 1945
A man is shown walking on the street with a white bandage around his head with security officers standing nearby.

Mourning and anger amid devastation after Beirut explosion; One-third of Afghanistan may have had COVID-19; 75-years since Hiroshima bombing

Mourning and anger amid devastation after Beirut explosion; One-third of Afghanistan may have had COVID-19; 75-years since Hiroshima bombing
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Seven decades after the bomb, children of Hiroshima victims still worry about hidden health effects

Seven decades after the bomb, children of Hiroshima victims still worry about hidden health effects
An older Japanese man hugs former President Barack Obama

Why this Hiroshima survivor dedicated his life to searching for the families of 12 American POWs

Shigeaki Mori was 8 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. He survived and committed himself to uncovering the names of all those who died — including 12 American POWs.

Why this Hiroshima survivor dedicated his life to searching for the families of 12 American POWs
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What you need to know about modern nuclear war

Science Friday host Ira Flatow spoke to three nuclear experts to learn more about what modern nuclear war might look like.

What you need to know about modern nuclear war
When Yuji Onuma was a kid, he lived in Futaba, a part of Fukushima. Today, he has kids of his own — but they can’t go near Futaba. Here, he wears protective clothing during a visit to his old house.

Photos: See Japan's nuclear legacy — from Fukushima to Hiroshima

Jacob Beser helped bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His grandson, Ari Beser, photographs survivors.

Photos: See Japan's nuclear legacy — from Fukushima to Hiroshima
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71 years after Hiroshima, will we see a world free from nuclear weapons soon?

The number of nuclear weapons in today's world has declined significantly since the Cold War, but does that translate into a safer world?

71 years after Hiroshima, will we see a world free from nuclear weapons soon?
Hiroshima survivor Sunao Tsuboi is seen at a French nuclear test site in In-Ekker near Ain Meguel, February 16, 2007.

'I still hate the glow of the setting sun': Hiroshima survivors tell their stories

"Hiroshima was a sea of fire. People bled from everywhere on their bodies: 'I'm burning. I'm burning. Please help,' they cried."

'I still hate the glow of the setting sun': Hiroshima survivors tell their stories
Hiroshima atomic bomb app screen capture lead image

Experience Hiroshima — What if the atomic bomb hit your hometown?

President Barack Obama is visiting Hiroshima, Japan, the first city to experience the effects of an atomic bomb. Put yourself into the shoes of those who suffered from the atomic bomb attacks in Japan: What if the Hiroshima atomic bomb hit your hometown?

Experience Hiroshima — What if the atomic bomb hit your hometown?
November 1945. Hiroshima, Japan.

Photos: Hiroshima after the atomic bomb

Thousands of people were instantly killed after the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. About 140,000 would die from complications as a result of the bombing by the end of the year. Here is a selection of historical images on the ground in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped.

Photos: Hiroshima after the atomic bomb
Hiroshima residents release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 67th anniversary of the bombing.

Japanese and Americans remember the closing chapter of World War II so very differently

Here's why President Obama won't revisit the history of the decision to drop the A-bomb when he goes to Hiroshima on Friday.

Japanese and Americans remember the closing chapter of World War II so very differently
Hiroshima survivor Noriho Azuma (wearing a hat) in front of the A-bomb dome in June of 2015.

Hiroshima survivors want more than a US apology

There’s something else that survivors of the A-bomb want: They want the world to agree to no more Hiroshimas. If the visit by John Kerry — and perhaps a future visit by Barack Obama — can help secure that, that would be more meaningful than a formal apology.

Hiroshima survivors want more than a US apology
Aya Kanihara and her son Ayumu. Kanihara is taking maternity leave from her job in a Hiroshima office.

Matahara: When pregnant women, new moms are harassed at work

A lawsuit has drawn the Japanese public's attention to "matahara": a word coined from the English "maternity harassment." It refers to the practice of demoting or even laying off women when they become pregnant. It's against the law in Japan, but still widespread. Advocates hope giving it a name will start to change that.

Matahara: When pregnant women, new moms are harassed at work