The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) was the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded on 6 August 1945. Through the efforts of many people, including those ...

Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims The Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall is a space dedicated to the memory and legacy of the atomic bomb victims. Designed to ...

Hiroshima Mayor Matsui Kazumi announced his peace declaration during the Peace Memorial Ceremony on August 6, the day a US warplane dropped an atomic bomb on the city 78 years ago. Here's his ...

HIROSHIMA--The heads of the world’s most industrialized nations left poignant messages after their visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The Group of Seven leaders visited the facility ...

Here is a description of how the day's events unfolded. Many people gathered at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park in the early hours on Sunday. They came to share their wishes for peace. A 80-year ...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella visited Hiroshima on Saturday where he laid flowers at the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Peace Memorial Park. It marked his first visit ...

The annual number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which shows how the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing devastated the city of Hiroshima, has exceeded 2 million for the first time.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum documenting the devastation caused by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945 has welcomed 2 million visitors in the current fiscal year that started April, a record high since ...