Approximately 50,000 people from over 100 countries and regions participated in the memorial ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed the three non-nuclear principles.
The 81st anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing was held at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, with approximately 50,000 people from over 100 countries and regions, including atomic bomb survivors, attending the ceremony and observing a moment of silence.
At the Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, stating that she will do her utmost to uphold peace and realize a nuclear-weapons-free world.
At the atomic bomb memorial ceremony, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons and warned that ignoring the obligations of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons would undermine international peace and stability.
The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in approximately 140,000 deaths.