The A-Bomb Dome

The bomb exploded almost directly over this building (about 100m away) so it was left after the attack exactly as it was found

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World, can you not hear the peace bell?

June 20th 2007
On the 6th of August 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. In seconds it destroyed a vast area of houses, schools, temples, merchandise buildings and above all thousands of lives. People close to the hypercentre were vaporised on the spot, others further away seriously burned, some so badly that they died only days after the explosion. But the vicious weapon had also an "after life" ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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