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The article focuses on a peaceful march of over 2,000 protesters in Manhattan to the United Nations, commemorating the Hiroshima bombing and advocating against nuclear testing.

The article focuses on the theft of a statue of Sadako Sasaki, a symbol of peace in I.S., Seattle's Peace Park, likely taken for its bronze value, prompting community dismay and hope for its return.

The article explores life of Claude Eatherly who spent years punishing himself for his role in the Tokyo bombing in 1945.

The article discusses Hiroshima survivors vow to keep telling their stories 75 years after bombing. Topics include survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan are still facing discrimination 75 years after the first use of the weapon in warfare; and the average age of the survivors is more than 83 and many suffer from the long-lasting effects of radiation.

The article offers information about the life and work experience of the U.S. antiwar activist, Frances Crowe, along with information on the efforts of the Crowe to end the World War II in the U.S.

The article discusses U.S. President Barack Obama's plans to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site where an American atomic bomb was dropped during World War II. It examines how the bombing has been remembered with contrasting perspectives between the Japanese and Americans, noting that many Japanese museums focus on the death toll rather than the political and military causes.

The article reports on the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan and the threat posed by the advancing nuclear program in neighboring North Korea.

The article discusses the plights of the South Korean survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped by the U.S. in Hiroshima, Japan during the Second World War. It claims that 40,000-50,000 Koreans who were brought to Hiroshima to serve as forced laborers were killed during the bombing. Also cited are the scheduled visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Hiroshima in late May 2016 and the plan by a small South Korean delegation to visit an obscure monument dedicated to bombing victims.

The article reports on the plan by U.S. President Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima, Japan on May 27, 2016.

Washington IT took years after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima for the nation to develop a common national understanding of when and how to use a weapon of such magnitude. Not until after the Cuban Missile Crisis, 50 years ago this October, did a consensus emerge that the weapon was too terrible ever to employ again, save as a deterrent and a weapon of last resort. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mushroom cloud is one of those images that's hard to process without resorting to abstractions. In our minds this symbol of nuclear Armageddon has somehow become detached from the weapon's deadly efficacy. Art has sometimes attacked this disconnect: see Warhol's ''Atomic Bomb,'' Takashi Murakami's skull-faced plume and the ending montage of ''Dr. Strangelove.'' And photography has done the same, in the form of once-classified images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

HIROSHIMA, Japan -- With the mournful gong of a Buddhist temple bell and the release of a flock of doves, a crowd of 55,000 on Friday solemnly marked the moment 65 years ago when the world's first atomic attack incinerated this city under a towering mushroom cloud. For first time, a representative of the United States, Ambassador John V. Roos, participated in the annual ceremony, raising hopes here of a visit soon by a more prominent guest, President Obama, who is scheduled to be in Japan in November. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki went to the American Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday to formally invite President Obama to their cities when he visits Japan next month. No sitting American president has visited either city, which were devastated by American atomic bombs in World War II. The White House declined to comment on the invitation, but officials said a visit was unlikely. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Hiroshima and Nagasaki are teaming to make a Japanese bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace. Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima and Mayor Tomihisa Taue of Nagasaki announced that they would form a joint bid committee. The mayors are founding members of the Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign, which advocates a global ban on nuclear arms. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the lessons promoted by the memorials constructed by Japan to commemorate the victims of the Hiroshima bombing. Display of medical exhibits depicting the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the respiratory diseases resulting from the attacks; Significance of recognizing the medical and psychiatric implications of social and political events; Diseases caused by wars.

Highlights the commemoration of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan. Call for ban of nuclear weapons by 2020.

Presents an article on returning to Hiroshima, Japan after the nuclear bombing in August 1945.

Reports on the earthquake that hit Hiroshima, Japan on March 24, 2001.

Reports the results of different games. Eliminations of Martina Navratilova and Martina Hinges in the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix tennis tournament in Filderstadt, Germany; Defeat of former golf champions Corey Pavin, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros in second round of the world match play championship in Virginia Water, England; China's performance in the track and field in Asian Games.

Gives Asian Games and volleyball-related news. China's performance at Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan; List of teams in quarterfinals of volleyball men's world championship in Athens.

Presents results of sports. China's initial victory at 12th Asian Games, German Masters golf championships in Motzen and Australian Indoors championships in Sydney held on 3rd October 1994.

Editorial. Debates the correctness of atomic bomb attack that was made against Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan by US in 1945 as a finale of the World War II under the Presidentship of Truman. Euphoria felt by the Americans then over the victory; Question of Japan's surrender in the absence of the bombs; Other possible views on the issue.

Talks about the exhibition `Constructing a Peaceful World: Beyond Hiroshima and Nagasaki,' which opened at American University in Washington on July 8, 1995. Difference from the earlier exhibition at Smithsonian Institution on the same subject; Highlights of the show.

Reports on the reaction of the Chinese National Olympic Committee to the positive drug tests of Chinese athletes in the Asian Games held in November 1994. Boycott of the World Cup in Beijing by the swimming federation of Germany.

Reports that on August 6, 1998, residents of India took part in a march to commemorate the anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan. What raised concerns over a nuclear arms race in the subcontinent; Number of people who participated in the march in New Delhi.

Reports that despite opposition from the United States (U.S.), the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, which symbolizes the world's first atomic bombing, has been named a World Heritage site. World Heritage Committee's December 5, 1996 approval of the decision at a meeting in Merida, Mexico; Other site related to World War II that was named a World Heritage site; Reason for the U.S. opposition.