Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

May 22, 2023

Located in Hiroshima, Japan, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum stands as a solemn reminder of the devastating atomic bombing that occurred during World War II. Established in August 1955, the museum serves as a dedicated space for documenting the events ..

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August 9: Nagasaki Day

August 9, 2022

On August 9, Japan is commemorating the Nagasaki Day. On this day in 1945, the United States had dropped “Fat Man- atomic bomb” on Japanese city, Nagasaki. The atomic bomb was named so, due to wide, round shape of the ..

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Japan marks 76th anniversary of World’s First Atomic Bombing

August 7, 2021

Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, attended a memorial to commemorate the 76th anniversary of world’s first atomic bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Key Points Survivors and relatives marked the anniversary of blast with a minute of silence. Those who survived ..

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International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day: April 26

April 27, 2021

Every year on April 26, the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is being observed. The day was proclaimed by the United Nations and was first observed in 2016. Highlights The International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day was first observed on the ..

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Factsheet: 75th anniversary of Hiroshima nuclear attack

August 6, 2020

Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack in the world amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. The celebrations were muted because of the pandemic situation to remember the victims of the ghastly attack by the US in ..

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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Wins FIH Series Finals

June 24, 2019

India clinched the women’s FIH Series Finals Hockey Tournament by beating hosts Japan 3-1 in summit clash at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium in Japan. Key Highlights The World No.9 Indian women had put a hard fought win over the Asian ..

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NASA publishes images of a huge meteor explosion

March 23, 2019

NASA published the photos of the most poerful meteor explosion, 10 times than that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The explosion appeared just above the Bering sea. Previously such a huge meteor explosion occured in 2013 in a Russian ton ..

Barack Obama becomes first US president to visit Hiroshima bomb site

May 27, 2016

Barack Obama became the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima memorial, site of the world’s first atomic bombing dropped on August 6, 1945. He paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack and ..

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