Peyman Saadat, the ambassador of Iran to Japan, left, listens to Ken Nagamachi, center, explain the student uniform and shirt of Takeo Toshima, who died in the nuclear blast in Hiroshima, at the ...

Science historian Peder Anker’s book brings to light the stories of African Americans and others affected by the atomic bomb.

A diagram with a first-hand drawing of the first ever atom bomb explosion and the autographs of two of the pilots from the historic, deadly missions are for sale at a British collectibles dealer. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nearly 80 years after being destroyed by the second U.S. atomic bomb dropped on Japan: a reproduction of ...

This Aug. 6 will mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Nagasaki was bombed three days later. There were an estimated 150,000 to 246,000 people killed, half of them ...

Some Hiroshima children got a lesson in how water service was restored the day an atomic bomb hit 80 years ago.

A Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nearly 80 years after being destroyed by the second U.S. atomic bomb dropped on Japan: a reproduction of its lost bell ...

Children in Hiroshima have taken a ride on a streetcar damaged by the 1945 atomic bombing to learn about what happened to the city then.

With the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima attack approaching next month, “The Hiroshima Men” is a potent reminder of the extreme human costs that were wrought by the first atomic weapon employed ...

John Hersey was a 32-year-old reporter who returned from Japan with in 1946 with a groundbreaking story that challenged U.S. government’s version of its atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, showing ...

Author and historian Iain MacGregor profiles a diverse range of players in his latest book about the first atomic bomb used in warfare. MacGregor uses visually enticing description and lively ...