Children of atomic bomb survivors remain ineligible for the same government support given to their parents following a ruling handed down by the Hiroshima High Court on Dec. 13. The lawsuit was ...

Bolden said. A choice he did not make was his assignment in the army. Bolden is an atomic veteran. An atomic veteran is someone who was exposed to radiation from nuclear bomb testing.

Under federal law, there is funding for veterans who were exposed to radiation, known as "Atomic Vets." However, those who cleaned up on the island of Enewetak are not considered a part of that ...

In this series, The Asahi Shimbun traces the impact on children of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Their stories are told through interviews with their families ...