Leaflets dropped on cities in Japan warning civilians about the atomic bomb, dropped c. August 6, 1945. Aftermath of the August 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb blast in Hiroshima, 1946. Library of Congress ...

HIROSHIMA--A new documentary video produced by a ... there were 118,935 certified Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors across Japan as of the end of March, down more than 90,000 from ...

The footage was obtained from the U.S. Archives through the Japanese ... The documentary, narrated by Jane Fonda, graphically displayed the power of the atomic bomb that laid waste to the ...

He speaks in classical Japanese, making it difficult for some citizens to fully comprehend what he is saying. After the dropping of a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, he has ordered ...

Truman informs the nation that an atomic weapon has been detonated in Japan. Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy.

Reiko was 11 on 6 August 1945. It was a hot day in Hiroshima and she was playing with friends in a sandpit when they noticed a plane in the sky. As a bright light enveloped her, she remembers ...

It is almost 80 years since the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and time is running out for the surviving victims - known as hibakusha in Japan - to tell their stories.

A Japanese filmmaker has taken up the story of an atomic bomb survivor whose memory she is determined to honor. Director Kawase Mika wants her documentary "The Postman from Nagasaki" to remind the ...

Japan, is working on the “Rebooting Memories" project, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to colorize black-and-white photographs of Hiroshima’s atomic bomb survivors. Over the ...

As the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Nihon Hidankyo – the organisation of Japanese atomic bomb survivors – Michiko Kodama’s experiences are testimony to the horrors and long-term effects ...