HIROSHIMA, Japan: Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining elderly Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons by global leaders. The US attacks on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and three days later on Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people by the end of that year. Others survived but with radiation illness. About 100,000 survivors are still alive. Many hid their experiences to protect themselves and their families from discrimination that still exists.

TOKYO: Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000…

Eighty years on from the destruction of the city, registered survivors of the blast - known as hibakusha – have fallen below 100,000

HIROSHIMA, Japan: Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining elderly Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear…

Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of Japan’s remaining survivors are voicing growing frustration over the global...

Remembrances in Japan, the United States and elsewhere this week mark the only use of atomic weapons in military conflict and against civilian populations.

In Japan, the two cities have long promoted peace and nuclear disarmament, led by survivors of the 1945 nuclear bombings. As their voices fade, both cities are striving to carry…

“There will be nobody left to pass on this sad and painful experience in 10 years or 20 years,” one said.

Eighty years after atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘utterly inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent

HIROSHIMA: Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the…

Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city.

An atomic bombing survivor has issued a stark warning over the use of nuclear weapons on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima. Wednesday, 6 August 2025 marked 80 years…