Hundreds of Allied prisoners of war were held in Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago ...

In Japan's top oyster-producing prefecture, Hiroshima, 80% to 90% of farmed oysters have been dead at the time of their landing since the start of thi･･･ ...

Yoshino Nakashima hit a late winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina edged INAC Kobe Leonessa 2-1 for their maiden Empress's Cup ...

They don’t suffer from overtourism here,” said my guide Mayuko, as we strolled through Takehara’s quiet Townscape ...

As the title implies, Iain MacGregor’s The Hiroshima Men is a people-centric history of the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945. In my view it’s only partially successful in that aim. In telling the ...

The Hiroshima prefectural assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a statement urging the Japanese government to adhere to the ...

She would see it several more mornings in a vision, and even wore her glasses to bed to make sure. Hiroshima. It was not a good time in her life. She was newly divorced. Thieves had chopped down a ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor ...

The hair and ashes of a victim of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima have been identified as that of a 13-year-old girl after nearly eight decades, officials said on Monday. The city administration ...

The giant silver bomber roared along the runway on Tinian Island in the darkness, passing the firetrucks and ambulances parked every 50 feet, struggling to pick up speed. “Dimples Eight Two” weighed ...

Traveling from Osaka to Hiroshima on Japan’s high speed train network feels less like transportation and more like stepping ...

Commonly called Miyajima Island, Itsukushima is a 45-minute trip from Hiroshima in southwest Japan. The train trip is only ...