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Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years on: Books that told the truth

August 19, 2025 11:33 am

ReadIt: Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the books that reveal the truth behind the mushroom clouds and why we must never forget.

Man survived Hiroshima bombing, took a train out of the city, survived Nagasaki as well; James Cameron is going to make a movie on him

August 07, 2025 4:30 pm

An engineer by profession, Tsutomo Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima when the Americans dropped the first bomb. He survived by hiding in a shelter, and took the first train out of the city to make it to his job. His destination: Nagasaki. Incredibly, Yamaguchi survived the second blast as well.

Knowledge Nugget of the day: Nihon Hidankyo

October 18, 2024 12:04 pm

Recently, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo. What is Nihon Hidankyo? Why has it been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize? What are Hibakusha’s testimonies? Here's everything that you need to know. 

Nobel Peace Prize 2024: Who are the winners and why have they been awarded?

October 14, 2024 11:00 am

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organisation of survivors of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings. In doing so, the Nobel Committee has highlighted the power of their testimonies and the need for disarmament.

Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary without US and other ambassadors after excluding Israel

August 09, 2024 9:18 pm

More than 2,000 people, including representatives from 100 countries, attended Friday's ceremony. But ambassadors from the US and five other Group of Seven nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK — and the European Union were absent.

Nagasaki Day 2024: All you need to know about the date, history, and significance

August 09, 2024 8:36 am

Nagasaki Day, observed annually on August 9th, commemorates the tragic atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War II.

Bombing Nagasaki: Why the US dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan

August 10, 2023 9:54 am

An atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki mere days after the catastrophic bombing of Hiroshima. Why? Was the first atomic bomb not enough? What did the bombing of Nagasaki achieve?

This Quote Means: ‘Atomic bomb deadened the finest feeling that sustained mankind,’ said Gandhi

August 07, 2023 10:35 am

Many renowned figures across the world condemned the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9 in 1945, respectively, including MK Gandhi. Here's what he said.

Nagasaki marks A-bombing anniversary amid nuclear war fears

August 09, 2022 12:09 pm

The United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing 140,000 people.

Explained: What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?

August 07, 2020 8:37 am

On the morning of August 6, a B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on the city of Hiroshima, killing over 80,000 people. Three days later, another atomic bomb called “Fat Man” was dropped over Nagasaki killing more than 40,000 people

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The day the first and the only time atomic bombs were unleashed on Hiroshima, Japan

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

It was a day like no other. The day the first ever atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, during World War II.

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