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Hiroshima

(Encyclopedia) Hiroshima Hiroshima hĭrˌōshēˈmə, hērōˈshmä [key], city, capital of…

The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6 and 9, 1945 by Ben Snowden "In some sort of crude sense which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge…

Kure

(Encyclopedia) KureKurek&oomacr;ˈrā [key], city (1990 pop. 216,723), Hiroshima prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Hiroshima Bay. It is a major naval base and port, and merchant ships and oil…

Innoshima

(Encyclopedia) Innoshima Innoshima ēn-nōˈshĭmä [key], city, Hiroshima prefecture, on Innoshima Island, Japan, on the…

May 2016: Obama Visits Hiroshima

U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of May 2016. 1. ISIS Strikes in Baghdad 2.…

Mihara

(Encyclopedia) MiharaMiharamēhäˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 85,518), Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a production center for sake, rayon, rolling stock, and cement. It…

Onomichi

(Encyclopedia) OnomichiOnomichiōnōˈmēchē [key], city (1990 pop. 97,103), Hiroshima prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a shipping center and the site of several Buddhist temples,…

Fukuyama

(Encyclopedia) Fukuyama Fukuyama f&oomacr;k&oomacr;ˈyämä [key], city, Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan,…

Itsuku-shima

(Encyclopedia) Itsuku-shimaItsuku-shimaēts&oomacr;k&oomacr;ˈ-shĭmˈä [key], sacred island, 12 sq mi (31 sq km), in the Inland Sea, Japan, SW of Hiroshima. It is the site of an ancient Shinto…

Fuchu

(Encyclopedia) Fuchu Fuchu f&oomacr;ˈch&oomacr; [key]. 1 City, Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the…