Obama Makes Historic Visit To Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park
Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the city destroyed by an American atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II.
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In Historic Step, Obama To Visit Hiroshima Later This Month
President Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Japanese city since America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of 1945.
Relatives Of Japanese Taken By North Korea Still Hope To Find Loved Ones
Forty years ago, North Korean agents abducted 13-year-old Megumi Yokota from Japan. Pyongyang claimed in 2002 that she was dead. But her family says she's alive. They're seeking U.S. help to find her.
PHOTOS: Rescuers Search For Survivors After Powerful Quakes Hit Southern Japan
Two major quakes hit southern Japan barely a day apart, killing at least 41 people and flattening at least 90 homes. Now, rescue crews are searching for survivors and assessing the damage.
After Powerful Quakes, An Even Stronger Temblor Strikes Southern Japan
Just over 24 hours after strong earthquakes hit the Kumamoto area, an even bigger temblor of magnitude 7.0 struck the same area. Thursday's quakes killed at least nine people.
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan
At least nine people were killed and more than 700 were injured, The Associated Press reports, citing the government's chief spokesman.
Will President Obama Visit Hiroshima?
The White House hasn't announced any such plans. But Obama will be in Japan next month and a visit would be a grand symbolic gesture in keeping with his emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation.
Obama Questions Trump's Knowledge About Foreign Policy And 'The World Generally'
President Obama said Donald Trump's statements on nuclear issues show he "doesn't know much about foreign policy, or nuclear policy, or the Korean Peninsula, or the world generally."
Japanese Fleet Kills 333 Whales In The Antarctic
The fleet killed the minke whales over the past four months, drawing condemnation from environmentalists and the Australian government.
After Tsunami And Quake, A U.S.-Japan Partnership To 'Give Hope'
When the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit Japan in 2011, U.S. troops delivered aid in Operation Tomodachi, Japanese for "friends." Another Tomodachi program brings Japanese kids to the U.S.