Nuclear security

Hiroshima bomb site more popular than ever among foreign tourists

More than seven decades after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, effectively ending World War II, President Barack Obama is set to become the first U.S. president in history to visit the site of the attack on Friday.
The president's visit shines an even brighter spotlight on what's already one of the most popular tourist attractions in Japan.
According to figures released in April, nearly 1.5 million people visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in 2015 -- the year that marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing.
...It currently lists the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum as the country's number two attraction, behind Miyajima Island, also located in Hiroshima prefecture.
According to the museum's website, it will be closed the afternoon of May 27 due to the U.S. president's visit.