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Lanterns are lit and placed on the Motoyasu river by the Atomic Bomb Dome (behind) in remembrance of the victims in Hiroshima on August 5, 2023, on the eve before ceremonies to mark the 78th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack.
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Hiroshima

Hiroshima is a Japanese city of over 1 million people on the island of Honshu. On August 6, 1945, it was hit by a US nuclear bomb in the final phase of World War II.

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Paper cranes in a glass case

Japan: Hiroshima victim's origami a warning from the past

Japan: Hiroshima victim's origami a warning from the past

The family of Sadako Sasaki wants her paper cranes recognized by UNESCO as a symbol of the horrors of nuclear weapons.
HistorySeptember 20, 2023
Visitors looking at a picture of devastated Hiroshima

Hiroshima: Atomic bomb survivors keep memory alive

Hiroshima: Atomic bomb survivors keep memory alive

As the city prepares to pay homage to the victims of the bombing, memories are being preserved for future generations.
CultureAugust 5, 2023
Nakajima-cho district days after the atomic bombing of 1945, and the location of the Peace Memorial Park. Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima horrors endure through memorial and survivors

Hiroshima horrors endure through memorial and survivors

The city's peace memorial museum and the survivors of the bombing are a reminder of of the events of August 6, 1945.
ConflictsAugust 5, 20238 images
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum shows the destruction of the city and aftermath of the blast on August 6, 1945

Hiroshima 'successors' keep telling atomic bomb stories

Hiroshima 'successors' keep telling atomic bomb stories

The number of atomic bomb survivors is declining in Japan. Their "successors" are now telling their stories.
ConflictsAugust 4, 202303:23 min
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a Quad meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023.

At G7, Japan quietly strengthens alliances

At G7, Japan quietly strengthens alliances

Japan is diplomatically cultivating allies near and far during its G7 presidency.
ConflictsMay 20, 2023
DW Global 3000 | Toshiko Tanaka, Überlebende Hiroshima

An atom bomb survivor’s quest for peace

An atom bomb survivor’s quest for peace

Toshiko Tanaka is a survivor of the Hiroshima atom bomb. Now, she’s sharing her story.
SocietyApril 28, 202306:06 min
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Russian letters in string lights

What would happen if a nuclear bomb was used in Ukraine?

Historic events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Chernobyl and Fukushima, are only a rough guide to fallout from nuclear war.
ScienceNovember 14, 2022