The city of Hiroshima is best known among overseas visitors as the site of the world’s first atomic bombing. The city’s association with nuclear weapons has been underscored by the recent Nobel Peace ...
HIROSHIMA—Throughout this city, which was once devastated by an atomic bomb, people gathered at public viewings, celebrations and events to watch the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony honoring ...
HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha ... located on the east side of the Atomic Bomb Dome here, on Aug. 4, 1950, as a symbol of peace. It was greeted with great fanfare at the time.