Infographic on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
Infographic on the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in Japan on August 9, 1945.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on the western city of Hiroshima by the US bomber Enola Gay, nicknamed "Little Boy"
Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.
In the 80 years since the World War II attacks, stories of destruction and mutation have been fused with fears around natural disasters
Narratives reflecting Japan's complex relationship with nuclear technologies abound, but the most famous example is Godzilla, a prehistoric cr…
The US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 left around 140,000 people dead
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bom…
Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima in 1945
More than 10 percent of the victims in twin bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were Korean, data suggests