HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha, displayed near ground zero soon after the atomic bombing to provide emotional support for survivors, is finally coming home after disappearing for ...

HIROSHIMA—Throughout this city ... 6, 1945, despite being only about two kilometers from ground zero. She reflected on the loss of many colleagues, who had been working to clear debris from ...

The Hiroshima bomb was intentionally set to detonate well above its target to spread its radioactivity. It exploded around 580m above Shima Hospital (Ground Zero) in central Hiroshima. At the ...

A tree surgeon in Hiroshima lovingly treats trees that live ... some plane trees at a school about 1.3 kilometers away from ground zero. It's important for him to preserve the appearance of ...

Located near ground zero of the atomic blast in downtown Hiroshima, the museum houses artifacts from victims and other materials that illustrate the horrors of nuclear weapons. The US dropped ...