The single blast destroyed everything within a three-kilometre radius, including the Urakami cathedral, the largest Catholic church in East Asia. But 70 years later, Nagasaki is once again a ...

Three days after the Hiroshima blast, the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb was dropped on Nagasaki killing around 50,000. Six days later Japan surrendered and the war was over. More to follow ...

A survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki nuclear blast has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of a group representing survivors of the US atomic bombings, and called for a world free from ...

A 95-year-old atomic bomb survivor who lost five family members in the 1945 Nagasaki blast is making her anti-war presence felt on social media, where she has gained a significant following. Fumiko ...

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a ...

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This sits near the Nagasaki Peace Park, widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace as its bell tower and some statues survived the blast. Mr Fukahori was 14 when the US dropped the bomb which ...

TOKYO (AP) — Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki said receiving a Nobel Peace Prize has given them a fresh incentive to campaign for nuclear disarmament ahead of the ...

Shigemi Fukahori, a 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing survivor and peace advocate, died at 93 in Nagasaki on Jan 3. He dedicated his life to promoting peace and sharing his experiences. Fukahori became ...