When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, ...

To this day, they are not yet done with war,” writes Rebun Kayo, a researcher at Hiroshima University, kneeling on a hillside of forested Ninoshima, digging through dirt for the tiniest shred of bone.

Among those deeply touched by Kayo’s work is Tamiko Sora, a 3-year-old survivor of the Hiroshima blast who still wonders what ...

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural ...

Eiko Gishi, then an 18-year-old boat trainee, oversaw carrying patients from the pier to the quarantine area for first aid.

On Ninoshima, an island near Hiroshima, efforts are intensifying to recover the remains of atomic bomb victims, a gesture of respect for the dead and to ease the grief of the survivors.

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural ...

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to a small rural ...

Ninoshima, an island where thousands of the dead and dying were brought after the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago, is seen from a ferry on Monday, July 7, 2025, in Horishima, western Japan.