The Atomic Bomb Dome is now part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, but at one time the structure stood in the middle of a thriving commercial and residential area that was home to 400 or so ...

This exhibit allows visitors a virtual-reality tour inside the Atomic Bomb Dome, which is normally inaccessible. Wearing a head-mounted display and pressing a button on their hand, visitors can ...

The Atomic Energy Commission ... Over the radioactive dump, the U.S. built an 18-inch thick concrete dome that stretched 377 ...

Getty Images Lanterns are seen on the Motoyasu river beside the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima in 2019 to mark the anniversary of the bombing The recorded death tolls are estimates, but it is ...

The dome stands out like a sore thumb against the ... many of whom were deeply and horrifically impacted by the dropping of atomic bombs. Cancer rates, for instance, significantly increased ...

HIROSHIMA--Traditional Japanese Noh performances were given in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome here ahead of its 25th anniversary of UNESCO's registration as a World Heritage site in December. The ...

An American international student in Hiroshima has been standing outside the Atomic Bomb Dome, a symbol of peace, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt is a Jewish-American ...

Foreign tourists visit Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading ...

The lanterns, carrying messages such as "Eternal peace in the world" and "May everyone live happily" drifted on the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome. The event is said to comfort the ...