31.   The article, written by Masanori Nishioka, a physician, is equivalent to denying the existence of many victims of the atomic bombings in Japan, he wrote.

32.   The atomic bombing of Japan -- an event that brought joyful relief to some Americans but still darkens many Japanese memories -- may be one.

33.   The sides planned to discuss compensation for North Korean victims of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

34.   The world remembers the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which climaxed intensifying U.S. air and land attacks designed to end the war.

35.   With memories of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still vivid for many Japanese, tinkering with the pacifist constitution has long been taboo.

36.   Harada and the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki said they wanted to stage independent exhibitions in the United States on the atomic bombings.

37.   Hiraoka also argued that fear of the Soviet Union led to the atomic bombings.

38.   In June, a South Korean victim of the Hiroshima atomic bombing won a landmark case guaranteeing his pension in the Osaka District Court in western Japan.

39.   In March last year, a Japanese government delegation visited North Korea to conduct surveys on ageing survivors of atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

40.   Actor Martin Sheen was arrested Thursday at the Pentagon for protesting the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.