Hiroshima

Power of the atomic bomb is shown in colourised photos 75 years after 146,000 died in Hiroshima

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Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II but for many in Japan August 6 remains a more important date. On that day in 1945 between 90,000 and 146,000 people died in Hiroshima after the city was hit by an atomic bomb. The US bomb, ‘Little Boy,’ the first nuclear weapon … Read more

Japan’s PM makes near-identical Hiroshima and Nagasaki speeches

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Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe sparks anger after delivering near-identical speeches at different events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to mark the anniversaries of WW2 bombings Sinzo Abe is accused of using the same speech at Hiroshima and Nagasaki  Events were held to commemorate the atomic bombings in Second World War  Critics say the Prime Minister used … Read more