TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

Japan marks 71st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing 

  (Associated Press)
Tokyo
Sat, August 6, 2016

Share This Article

Change Size

Japan marks 71st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing A woman lights a candle as she prays for the atomic bomb victims in front of the cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Saturday. Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima. (Kyodo News via AP/Tsuyoshi Ueda)

Japan is marking the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world.

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui says world leaders should follow President Barack Obama and learn first-hand about the evils of nuclear weapons.

Obama in May paid tribute to 140,000 people killed by the world's first atomic bomb attack that was dropped by the U.S. to force Japan's capitulation in World War II. Obama became the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima.

Another atomic bombing three days after Hiroshima killed more than 70,000 people in Nagasaki.

About 50,000 people attended the ceremony Saturday at Hiroshima's Peace Park near the bomb's epicenter. (bbn)

 

{

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.