On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang and accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for the attack. Later that night, they bombarded ...
TOKYO (AP) — The recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is a fast-dwindling group of atomic bomb survivors who are facing down the shrinking time they have left to convey the firsthand horror they ...
Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the two U.S. atomic bombings, became the first Japanese recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 50 years since the late Prime Minister Eisaku Sato was ...
It was 12 noon when I arrived at my hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, with three hours to spare before check-in. Initially, I was torn between resting after my flight or using the time to explore some of the ...
The sun unleashed a monster X9 solar flare at around 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday (Oct. 3). The outburst caused a radio blackout on Earth and launched a hefty solar storm at our planet. (Image credit ...