Hiroshima Gallery

Wider Image: Shadows of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

A mother and daughter cast shadows on a street crossing in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, July 31, 2015. On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing about 140,000 by the end of the year in a city of 350,000 residents, in the world's first nuclear attack. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Influenced by the shadows scorched into outdoor surfaces by the heat of the blasts 70 years ago, Reuters photographer Issei Kato pays homage to survivors, residents and historic buildings in both cities in a personal project that captures the shadows of today. REUTERS/Issei Kato TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYPICTURE 8 OF 12 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "SHADOWS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI".a??SEARCH "SHADOWS KATO" FOR ALL PICTURES

Hiroshima Genbaku Atomic Bomb Dome at night

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku /Atomic Bomb Dome) was the only structure left standing at the hypocenter of the Hiroshima atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. The ruins of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall has been preserved in the same state after the bombing, to serve as a reminder for peace. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) has since been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The picture shows a black-and-white photograph with an autograph of Albert Einstein which Japanese philosopher and German-Japanese translator Seiei Shinohara received from Einstein himself during their correspondence in 1953 and 1954, in Tokyo, 08 June 2005. 80-year-old widow Nobuko Shinohara is to go public with the German genius' letters deploring his lack of power to prevent the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60 years ago. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA / AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA

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