World Aug 06 At 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, survivors fear lessons may be forgotten as nuclear threat rises By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Jun 19 As Hiroshima's 80th anniversary nears, Japan's royal couple honor A-bomb victims Emperor Naruhito has repeatedly stressed the importance to remember and keep telling the tragedy of the war to younger generations. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Oct 10 WATCH: Group of Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo for its activism against nuclear weapons. By Mike Corder, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press
World Aug 09 Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons Mayor Shiro Suzuki made the remark Wednesday after the Group of Seven leaders at another summit in May adopted a nuclear disarmament document justifying atomic weapons for deterrence. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Feb 07 Court denies aid for Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors' children A Japanese court has rejected a damage suit filed by a group of children of Hiroshima atomic bombing survivors seeking government support for medical costs, saying the hereditary impact of radiation exposure is still unknown. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Aug 07 Watch 6:26 The intrepid journalist who exposed Hiroshima's horror By Jeffrey Brown After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, it was another year before first-hand accounts emerged. Journalist John Hersey helped expose the bomb’s lasting damage, which the U.S. government tried to downplay. In a new book, “Fallout,” which… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 6:47 News Wrap: New York sues NRA over alleged misuse of funds In our news wrap Thursday, New York state is going to court in a bid to dissolve the National Rifle Association. The civil suit accuses top executives of diverting millions of dollars of the charitable organization’s funds for personal use. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 7:56 In Japan, young people rush to document Hiroshima survivors' memories By Grace Lee It has been 75 years since the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, leveling the city and killing some 150,000 people. The horrifying aftermath of that attack, and one on Nagasaki three days later, has… Continue watching
Aug 06 Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic attack By Yami Maraguchi, Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world's first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack's 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:54 75 years after Hiroshima, should U.S. president have authority to launch nuclear attack? On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. Seventy-five years later, the NewsHour revisits how the president became the sole authority on when nuclear weapons are used. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to… Continue watching