Japan solemnly marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Hiroshima, with its mayor, Kazumi Matsui, calling for the global abolition of nuclear weapons. The ceremony also witnessed criticism of the Group of Seven leaders’ (G7) stance on nuclear deterrence as Russia raised the spectre of using nuclear weapons in its war with Ukraine.
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On Sunday, the outdoor memorial ceremony saw around 50,000 participants, including aging survivors, gather to pay their respects at 8:15 am, the exact time when the bomb was dropped. The bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy,” instantly killed thousands of people and claimed approximately 140,000 lives by the end of 1945. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was also bombed.
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