Nagasaki marks 71st atomic bombing anniversary
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his address in Nagasaki, called on world leaders to honour the global Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
Aug 09, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
Japan marks Hiroshima bombing anniversary
Japan on Saturday marked 71 years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a US atomic bomb, as its mayor urged the world to unite in abolishing nuclear weapons.
Aug 06, 2016, 20:40 PM IST
Japan remembers Hiroshima, urges world to follow Barack Obama and visit
Japan's mayor urged world leaders to follow in U.S. President Barack Obama`s footsteps and visit, and ultimately rid the world of nuclear arms.
Aug 06, 2016, 06:21 AM IST
Donald Trump slams Barack Obama for not mentioning Pearl Harbour attack
Obama did not publicly mention the surprise 1941 attack that pulled the US into World War II while on his historic trip to Japan this week, during which he became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima.
May 29, 2016, 20:49 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
Hiroshima bombing 'of Japan's own making': China state media
Chinese state media said that the "atomic bombings of Japan were of its own making", ahead of a historic visit to Hiroshima today by US President Barack Obama.
May 27, 2016, 15:00 PM IST
North Korea slams Obama's 'childish' Hiroshima visit
North Korea said Obama's visit to the site of the 1945 atomic bomb strike was an act of stunning hypocrisy.
May 27, 2016, 14:45 PM IST
Barack Obama lays wreath at Hiroshima Memorial, says death fell from the sky and the world changed
“In the image of a mushroom cloud that rose in these skies we are starkly reminded of humanity's core contradictions."
May 27, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
Barack Obama arrives at Hiroshima atomic bomb park
Barack Obama arrived at Hiroshima`s atomic bomb park Friday on a historic first visit by a sitting US president.
May 27, 2016, 14:04 PM IST
Atomic bomb survivors to attend Hiroshima event for Obama visit
Obama has said he will not apologise for the Aug 6, 1945 bombing.
May 26, 2016, 13:49 PM IST
DNA: America still has not apologized to Japan for Hiroshima and Nagashaki atom bombing
Barack Obama will become the first U.S.
May 12, 2016, 00:28 AM IST
No sign of A-bomb apology as Obama to visit Hiroshima
The US dropped nuclear weapons on Hiroshima in 1945 towards the close of the Pacific leg of the global conflict, as Japanese forces were all but defeated.
May 11, 2016, 01:09 AM IST
US President Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima in late May: Report
Hiroshima bombing survivors, and other residents, have said they hope for progress in ridding the world of nuclear weapons, rather than an apology.
Apr 22, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
US ready to raise pressure on North Korea,open to talks: John Kerry
The United States is prepared to "ratchet up" pressure on North Korea after its latest provocations but remains open to talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
Apr 11, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
John Kerry, G7 ministers to visit Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial
John Kerry and other G7 foreign ministers on Monday were set to make a landmark visit to the memorial site for the world`s first nuclear attack, as a US official ruled out an apology for the World War II atomic bombing that left 140,000 people dead.
Apr 11, 2016, 09:14 AM IST
John Kerry arrives in Japan for landmark Hiroshima visit
John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday to attend a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, marking the first ever visit to the atomic-bombed city by a US secretary of state.
Apr 10, 2016, 07:05 AM IST
