ItalyHiroshima commemorated the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing by observing a minute of silence at 8:15 AM local time, marking the moment the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on the city on August 6, 1945. The attack killed over 140,000 people, and a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later, killing at least 74,000 people, mostly civilians, effectively ending World War II. Approximately 50,000 people attended the ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park, including delegations from 121 countries and the European Union. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui read the Peace Declaration, urging world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons and asking, 'How much longer will you disappoint us?' He emphasized that any use of nuclear weapons today would cause catastrophic damage to humanity and updated the memorial with the names of 353,639 victims, including 4,393 confirmed deaths in the past year. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed Japan’s adherence to its three non-nuclear principles but did not commit to maintaining them in the future. This call for disarmament comes after the failure of the May review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which once
Bias read (Center): The article provides a balanced account of the commemoration event, quoting both the mayor's calls for nuclear disarmament and the prime minister's cautious stance. It includes international perspectives, such as Austria's renewed appeal for disarmament, without overtly favoring one side.
