Two dead after Japan navy collision: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 06:16

Two men died after their fishing boat collided with a Japanese naval vessel in waters between two of the country`s main islands, a report said on Wednesday.

Two critical after Japan navy collision

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:20

Television footage showed the upturned hull of a small fishing boat in the Seto Inland Sea off Hiroshima after what the coastguard said was a collision at around 8:00 am with the Osumi, a naval transport ship.

Chelyabinsk asteroid measured 12,000 tonnes

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 11:45

The asteroid that smashed into the central Russian city of Chelyabinsk initially measured 19 metres (61 feet) across, packing the energy of dozens of Hiroshima bombs, a study said on Wednesday.

Hiroshima, Nagasaki protest US plutonium test

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 20:04

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said in his letter that the test showed the "United States intends to cling to its nuclear stockpile indefinitely, and such actions are completely unacceptable".

`White Widow` Samantha Lewthwaite favoured Hiroshima bombing

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 13:07

Samantha Lewthwaite, dubbed the ` White Widow`, led a classroom debate in favour of the Hiroshima A-bomb when she was just 15.

Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961: UK paper

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 12:13

A US atom bomb nearly exploded in 1961 over North Carolina that would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that devastated Hiroshima, according to a declassified document published in a British newspaper on Friday.

Israeli official raises sting with `sick` of Hiroshima A-bomb tribute remarks

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 12:17

A senior Israeli govt official said on Facebook that he is sick of commemorations for the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki, remembrance should be held for the 50 million victims of Japanese imperial aggression and genocide.

Britain backed use of atomic bomb against Japan: US documents

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 18:06

Britain supported the use of atomic bombs against Japan in World War II about a month before the first one was dropped on Hiroshima by the United States, according to declassified American documents.

Hiroshima marks anniversary of US atomic bombing

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 09:19

Tens of thousands were due to gather at a peace memorial park in Hiroshima on Tuesday day to mark the 68th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city.

`Earth`s temperature rise equals four Hiroshima atomic bombs`

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 10:46

Earth`s temperature has been rising at the rate of four Hiroshima bombs of heat every second, says climate scientists.

Tokyo locality to introduce anonymous bullying report system

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 15:49

A ward in the Japanese capital, Tokyo is planning to set up websites for all of its 15 public junior high schools to receive reports and inquiries from students about bullying, officials said.