Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of World War II atomic bombing
A moment of silence was observed at 8.15 a.m., the exact time on August 6, 1945, when a uranium-core atomic bomb named "Little Boy" dropped by a US bomber exploded above Hiroshima killing an estimated 140,000 people by the end of that year.
Aug 06, 2019, 14:19 PM IST
Nagasaki commemorates 72nd anniversary of Atomic bombing
The Japanese city Nagasaki on Wednesday marked the 72nd anniversary of the US atomic bombing during World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue insisting that Tokyo joins a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
Aug 09, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
US President Barack Obama mourns dead in Hiroshima, calls for world without nuclear arms
Barack Obama on Friday became the first incumbent US President to visit Hiroshima, site of the world`s first atomic bombing, in a gesture Tokyo and Washington hope will showcase their alliance and reinvigorate efforts to rid the world of nuclear arms.
May 27, 2016, 22:54 PM IST
