With “Hiroshima,” a book he started researching ... only about half a mile south of Ground Zero. She, by chance, had been ...

The Hiroshima bomb was intentionally set to detonate well above its target to spread its radioactivity. It exploded around 580m above Shima Hospital (Ground Zero) in central Hiroshima. At the ...

HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha, displayed near ground zero soon after the atomic bombing to provide emotional support for survivors, is finally coming home after disappearing for ...

A tree surgeon in Hiroshima lovingly treats trees that live ... some plane trees at a school about 1.3 kilometers away from ground zero. It's important for him to preserve the appearance of ...

The city of Hiroshima is best known among overseas visitors as the site of the world’s first atomic bombing. The city’s association with nuclear weapons has been underscored by the recent Nobel Peace ...

The church, located about 500 meters from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace ... That came three days after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people.

When the nuclear bomb, nicknamed 'Little Boy', exploded over Hiroshima, the temperature ... and reached as far as two miles from ground zero. While everyone within the radius of the blast died ...