Now 92 years old, Kikyomi Kouno recalled a local train trip with her mother 79 years ago from their home, 22 miles outside of Hiroshima, to search for her two sisters in the city that had been hit ...

Tokyo — The "shrine island" of Miyajima is one of Japan's most iconic destinations. A quick ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima, the postcard-perfect locale is much-loved for its giant "floating" ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Last month, with a handful of black-and-white archival photos in hand, I set out with my camera to document how Hiroshima had changed, 70 years after the atomic bomb. I grew up in ...

There are a couple of rites of passage for the American living in Hiroshima, Japan: engaging in intense debate over U.S. foreign policy with natives of the Peace City and being invited to try your ...

To commemorate the 78th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center will hold a free crane-folding lesson on Sunday, Aug. 6, ahead of a matinee ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered for peace ceremonies in Hiroshima on Wednesday, marking the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city, as anti-nuclear sentiment runs high in Japan.