Hiroshima
“An ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages”
Even after long seventy years of the most catastrophic event of the last century, the jury is still out on whether the bombings of the two Japanese cities were justified, morally or strategically.
Where kamikaze pilots sent last signals
As World War II progressed, Japans military power started to wane. With only a few lead ships left, the navy had no choice but to transfer the command centre to land.
Disney sorry for 'inappropriate' tweet on Nagasaki anniversary
US entertainment giant Disney is forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets has been criticised for being insensitive as the country commemorated the 70th anniversary of the...
The man who saved Kyoto from the atomic bomb
Just weeks before the US dropped the most powerful weapon mankind has ever known, Nagasaki was not even on a list of target cities for the atomic bomb.
Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on
The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.
Hiroshima: The tram that survived the atomic bomb (video)
One of the few remaining trams which survived the Hiroshima bomb is restored to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack.
Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb
Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft.
Hiroshima attack: Images show impact of first atom bomb
Seventy years after the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, explore these panorama and 'before and after' images, reported by ABC, to see the devastation wrought by the world's...