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Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.
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Japan: Passing on the pain of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan on Wednesday marks 80 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima during the last days of World ...
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In Hiroshima on anniversary of atomic bombing there, Cardinal McElroy highlights ‘new moment’ for renewing Catholic teaching on war and peace
In a talk in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a Pilgrimage of Peace coinciding with the 80 th anniversaries of the United States ...
Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat
Many aging Hiroshima survivors express frustration over growing global support for nuclear weapons as deterrence.
The Atomic Age began 80 years ago when the U.S. dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II and ushering in the Atomic Age.
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Bishops in Japan say atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace
On Aug. 6 – the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord – Cardinal Cupich presided over a Mass for peace in Hiroshima, where ...
Sobering simulation shows true devastation of Hiroshima atomic bomb 80 years on from tragedy
A Hiroshima atomic bomb simulation shows the extent of the damage done to the city 80 years ago when the Little Boy bomb was ...
As time silences Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors, race is on to preserve their stories
Hundreds of people who lived through the atomic bombings 80 years ago, who many view as the only true nuclear experts, ...