The central government has designated the Genbaku Dome, or the Atomic Bomb Dome, in Hiroshima and ruins in Nagasaki as national historic sites. But it should step up its efforts to preserve and ...

Hiroshima's most famous ruin from the bomb is the dome in the city's Peace Memorial Park. A Unesco World Heritage site, it has undergone reinforcement work to make it more earthquake resistant.

A global symbol of the importance of peace, Hiroshima is a vibrant commercial and culinary centre on the delta of the Ota River, shaped by the river’s six channels and knitted together by bridges. The ...