Hayawo Kiyama of Los Osos was fishing with his aunt when lightning lit up the sky: “It was wide and thick but without sound, ...

Nagasaki was ranked 17th and Okinawa 46th on the New York Times’ list of “52 Places to Go in 2026.” The U.S. newspaper ...

Japan's Nagasaki and Okinawa have been selected for The New York Times' list of "52 places to go in 2026." The US daily ...

Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people and a second bomb on Nagasaki (Aug. 9) killed ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — Hundreds of prisoners of war from Allied countries were held at brutal Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago. Their presence during ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NAGASAKI, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family paid their respects Friday to the victims of the atomic ...

The New York Times put Nagasaki in 17th place on a list it has released every year since 2005, and Okinawa was 46th.

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki poses with St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter during an official visit in August 2025. St. Paul and Nagasaki formed the first sister-city relationship between the U.S. and Japan ...

The New York Times published its “52 Places to Go in 2026” on January 5, and featured Nagasaki as its 17th destination ...

Twenty-two organizations in Nagasaki Prefecture including A-bomb survivor groups issued a statement of protest Jan. 14 over ...