Hiroshima

A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along with officials from around the world.

BBC 6th Aug 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2v58qrjq0o

Full text of Hiroshima governor’s Peace Message on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing.

Mainichi 6th Aug 2025
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250805/p2g/00m/0na/044000c

The mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb.

Guardian 6th Aug 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/hiroshima-mayor-ukraine-middle-east-nuclear-history-atomic-bombing-80th-anniversary

80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki — time for a nuclear-free world for a peaceful, sustainable future. 2021 marked the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). However, Japan, the only country in the world to have suffered atomic bombings during wartime, has yet to ratify the treaty. Greenpeace will continue to urge Japan and all nuclear-armed states to join. We believe that passing on the determination to never start war to the next generation is a vital step toward protecting all lives and building a green and peaceful society. We will persist in our efforts to make this vision a reality.

Greenpeace 6th Aug 2025
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/77462/80-years-since-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-time-for-a-nuclear-free-world-for-a-peaceful-sustainable-future/