Despite numerous health issues, survivor Kunihiko Iida, 83, has devoted his retirement years to telling his story as a way to advocate for nuclear disarmament.

Remembrances in Japan, the United States and elsewhere this week mark the only use of atomic weapons in military conflict and against civilian populations.

Today marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Visitors are lining up to pay their respects to the 140,000 people killed when the US devastated the Japanese city. Victims of the attack are being treated for related illnesses to this day,

Australia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion).

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won a multi-billion dollar deal to build a fleet of advanced naval frigates for Australia, boosting Tokyo’s ambitions to become a major exporter of military equipment and develop its defense sector.

The frigate contract is the biggest Australian defence purchase since the government agreed to build nuclear-powered submarines with the United States and Britain in 2023. MHI's Mogami frigate was selected over German company Thyssen­Krupp Marine Systems' MEKO A-200 in a meeting of the government's national security committee on Monday.

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo. Roughly 20 minutes in the event, the music stopped and the officials announced the event was cancelled "due to safety concerns.

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he would leave for Washington on Tuesday, seeking to press for President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order that would bring an agreed cut to tariffs on Japanese auto imports into effect.

Japan’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, is heading to Washington to push for the timely enforcement of Trump’s 15% tariffs on Japanese goods, according to Bloomberg. Akazawa said Japan will keep urging the U.