In “The Power of Nuclear,” Dutch journalist Marco Visscher takes aim at fears and misconceptions about atomic energy.

For years,” Tsushima writes, “Mitch had denounced Japan, wishing this hateful country would disappear from the face of the ...

By Alexis Schaitkin Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cherry blossoms are forecast to come into bloom on Monday in central Tokyo, earlier than in any other region of the country, a weather forecasting company said. The blooms are ...

By Alexandra Jacobs Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman In ...

Christopher Summerfield’s book “These Strange New Minds” offers a lucid intellectual history of AI and argues that chatbots are more than clever copycats. Joshua Hammer’s “The ...

The first hit Hiroshima on August 6 ... time since the meltdown at Fukushima following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. "Nuclear power and weapons have the same mechanism, so they pose the ...

They will be flying in the early morning, but the crew still do not know which of three cities will be their target: Hiroshima, Kokura or Nagasaki. Tibbets and bombardier Tom Ferebee have ...

Now in English translation, Yuko Tsushima's novel explores radiation, racism and personal conflict against a backdrop of nuclear disaster Japan's three historic nuclear events - the atomic bombings of ...

In his new book, Ian Leslie explores the close relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney and its demise. This week, Kristin Hannah answers our questions, what's she reading now ...

The 19-year-old Londoner became notorious for vile 'pranks' such as walking into strangers' houses, stealing an elderly woman's dog, ripping up library books and asking random passers-by 'do you ...