Nagasaki Archives

Atomic People

History / 12 minutes of reading / July 31, 2024 / By HDclump

Atomic People: Combining poignant personal accounts with rare archive footage, this film offers a compelling exploration of one of history’s darkest moments through the eyes of those who lived through it. Featuring the voices of some of the last remaining survivors of the atomic bombings, it serves as both a historical document and a powerful testament to human resilience. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, a second bomb was unleashed on Nagasaki. These actions marked not only the culmination of World War II […]

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Joanna Lumley’s Japan episode 3

Travel / 4 minutes of reading / February 24, 2023 / By HDclump

Joanna Lumley’s Japan episode 3: The actress heads to the island of Shikoku hoping to gain a better understanding of Japanese Buddhism. She then takes a bullet train to another island – Kyushu – where she finds the Henn Na Hotel, the world’s first robot hotel. At Nagasaki, she visits Shiroyama Elementary school, one of the only buildings to survive the atomic bomb dropped on the city in 1945. Joanna then travels to Sakurajima, one of the country’s most active volcanoes, before heading to the islands of Okinawa where one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War was

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24 Hours after Hiroshima

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 17, 2020 / By HDclump

24 Hours after Hiroshima: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945, was a moment that changed the world. Power that fueled the stars had been unleashed and turned into a lethal technology. Now learn the second-by-second story of that defining moment through those hit hardest by that weapon, the survivors. On August 6th, 1945 a weapon unlike any other before was unleashed on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Four days later, the Japanese surrendered having been subjected to horrors and devastation previously unknown and unimaginable. But beyond the horror and human toll, real scientific questions remained

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