YOKOHAMA--Hibakusha Masako Wada has always felt stigmatized by the thought that her accounts of the atomic bombing of ...

With the ranks of hibakusha rapidly dwindling, a group of atomic bomb survivors' efforts to pass down their experiences and achieve a world free of nuclear weapons have earned them a Nobel Peace Prize ...

HIROSHIMA -- Calligrapher Hiromi Kouchi is using her art to share a message of peace with the world. Drawing on a wide range ...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement formed by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic ...

Fr Alberto Berra, a PIME missionary in the city of the first atomic bomb in 1945, speaks about the decision to award the prize to the association that gives voice to the victims who still bear the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, Wataru Namba was in math class. Namba, a U.S. citizen, was 18 at the time, living with his ...

A 95-year-old atomic bomb survivor who lost five family members in the 1945 Nagasaki blast is making her anti-war presence felt on social media, where she has gained a significant following. Fumiko ...

Ambassador Boukadoum. Chair of the First Committee ; Thomas Markram, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, UNODA; Mr. Toshiki Fujimori, Deputy Secretary General, Nihon Hidankyo On ...

On 18 December 2015, Mr. Yasuaki Yamashita, a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) from Nagasaki who now lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, met with UN Tour Guides and also with UN interns in New ...