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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 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.