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The TV show that ambushed a Hiroshima survivor with an Enola Gay pilot

The bizarre interaction caused many, including Jack Gould at The New York Times, to accuse the show of exploiting the raw and private emotions of victims.

By Claire Barrett

13 months ago

People attend an early morning Mass at the Urakami Cathedral on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki, southern Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S dropping an atomic bomb on the city, with its mayor urging an end to nuclear weapons.

21 months ago

Hiroshima marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

The atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroyed the city.

21 months ago

5 things to know about Japan’s surrender in WWII 75 years ago

There will be a ceremony aboard the battleship Missouri this morning in Hawaii commemorating Japan's surrender in World War II 75 years ago.

5 years ago

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing

The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.

5 years ago

Memories of the unit that hid the Enola Gay, which dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago today

For months leading up to the Hiroshima bombing, hundreds of B29s flew long-distance missions from islands such as Tinian to weaken Japanese defenses.

5 years ago