On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Pearl Harbor attack bombing survivor is keeping memory of Japanese attack at 106Even as the St. Louis headed into the Pacific Ocean, Johnson, whose job was known as a fireman on the ship, knew little about the attack.
25 May, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spendingJapan has ended its long-standing ban on exporting lethal weapons. This move aims to position the nation in the global defense market. Whil...
03 May, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Nihon Hidankyo "What we carry is not only memory of fire, but a warning— humanity’s future survives only if......" Life lessons from those who lived through nuclear fire— and chose to turn unbearable reality into a warning humanity must never ignoreThe quote of the day by Nihon Hidankyo carries a sharp warning about human suffering and humanity’s future. History shows repeated pain, ye...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
Manipur CM unveils memorial in honour of WWII Japanese bombing victimsManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh unveiled a memorial stone in Imphal East honouring victims of a 1943 Japanese aerial bombing ...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
Problem with going to Japan - you return and expect things to be still civilisedA recent trip to Japan left a lasting impression. The country's remarkable civility, efficient systems, and rich culture were observed. Fro...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheadsNorth Korea said its latest three-day weapons tests included new systems such as ballistic missiles with cluster-bomb warheads, anti-aircra...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Shipowners eye Hormuz ceasefire window for 800 trapped vesselsShipowners are studying the ceasefire terms that may briefly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, hoping to move over 800 vessels stranded in the P...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
Global Markets | Japanese shares pare gains on doubts over Trump's Iran remarksJapanese shares pared gains on Tuesday as investors remained unconvinced that U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about holding off on t...
24 Mar, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Nagasaki-Hiroshima atom bombings and Nobel Peace Prize 2024: How they are related?The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for...
11 Oct, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
US bomb from World War II buried at Japanese airport explodes, causing large crater in taxiwayAn unexploded US World War II bomb detonated at Miyazaki Airport in Japan, creating a large crater and leading to the cancellation of over ...
02 Oct, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
WWII-era Japanese bomb safely detonated in Jhargram, prompts evacuationsOn June 29, workers conducting routine digging in Bhulanpur village, Jhargram, unearthed a large cylindrical object suspected to be a Japan...
06 Jul, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
87 bomb shells believed to be of World War II era found in ManipurEighty-seven bomb-shells, believed to be of World War 2 period, have been found at Moreh during excavation work for construction of a power...
13 Jul, 2018, 06.45 PM IST
Lok Sabha pays homage 1945 atomic bomb victims, wishes Rio team wellSpeaker Sumitra Mahajan recalled the bombings that took place 71 years ago on August 6 and 9 and paid tributes to the lakhs of people who s...
05 Aug, 2016, 02.30 PM IST
Grateful to India for remembering Hiroshima victims: Japan minister"We are extremely touched and feel grateful to the people of India for this," Japanese Minister Motoyuki Fujii said.
07 Aug, 2015, 03.27 AM IST
On Hiroshima bombing day, PM Narendra Modi pitches for violence-free worldPM Modi said the 70-year-old incident reminds of the "horrors of war" and pitched for creating a violence-free world, a sentiment reciproca...
06 Aug, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
- Japan Embassy in India gets warning of more bombs
The Japanese Embassy has received an e-mail warning of a bomb in a New Delhi market, and has warned its citizens to stay away from crowded ...
31 Jul, 2008, 01.46 PM IST