On August 9th, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The city suffered immensely in the aftermath but in the decades since, it has become a symbol for loss, resilience, and hope.

Now, we have another statue of the Virgin Mary in Nagasaki, that continues to remind us of our task to realize an enduring peace: the statue, called Hibaku no Maria, which means "Bombed Mary," is a ...

The first hit Hiroshima on August 6, and three days later, another was dropped on Nagasaki. Codenamed "Fat Man" because of its round shape, the second bomb was much more powerful than the first.

Atomic bomb survivors from Nagasaki did not hide their bitter disappointment at the central government’s unchanging stance toward their various policy requests. Representatives from four ...

Shigemi Fukahori died at a hospital in the Japanese city on January 3 aged 93. A survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing ...

Mr Fukahori was only 14 when the US dropped the bomb on the Japanese city, killing tens of thousands of people.

During World War II, thousands of prisoners of war were detained on in a camp in Nagasaki. When the atomic bomb was dropped on the city on August 9th, 1945, they were far enough away to survive ...

located about 500 meters from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace Park, is widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace, as its bell tower and some statues survived the nuclear bombing.

located about 500 metres from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace Park, is widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace, as its bell tower and some statues survived the nuclear bombing.