Tag: Hiroshima

Hiroshima survivors: haunted 70 years on but determined to pass on their memories

(Reuters) — Almost seventy years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the ageing survivors of the world’s first nuclear attack on a civilian population are starting to worry about the legacy they are leaving behind. Seventy-five-year-old Hiroshi Harada still remembers how his leg sank into one of the bodies blocking a narrow Hiroshima street 70 years ago as he fled the spreading fire ignited by the atomic bombing. Later that day, a girl grabbed Harada, […]

Aquino returns from successful Japan trip

MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III returned to Manila Tuesday night following his one-day working visit to Japan, where he met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, addressed a peace seminar and visited a memorial for wartime victims in Hiroshima.During their meeting, President Aquino and Prime Minister Abe exchanged views on current developments in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and the East China Sea.The President said the Philippines wants […]