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[Breaking News]80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan, Aug. 9 Kyodo - High school students hold hands while surrounding the cenotaph marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II. (Kyodo)

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Crown princess watches musical on A-bomb victim

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) and her daughter, Princess Kako, visit a theater in Hiroshima on Aug. 10, 2025, to watch "Peace on Your Wings," a musical about Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who died at age 12 from leukemia. (Pool photo)

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Waleed Siam, representative of the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Japan, prepares to lay flowers at the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen prepares to lay flowers at the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Photo shows the bust of the Virgin Mary, the only portion of the statue that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at an altar at Urakami Cathedral in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attacks in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Photo shows the bust of the Virgin Mary, the only portion of the statue that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at an altar at Urakami Cathedral in the southwestern Japan city on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attacks in World War II.

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Memorial event in Potsdam on 80th A-bomb anniv.

Lanterns float on a lake in Potsdam on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan's Nagasaki in World War II. U.S. President Harry Truman's order for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was issued during his stay in the eastern German city in the closing days of the war in the summer of 1945.

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Memorial event in Potsdam on 80th A-bomb anniv.

Lanterns float on a lake in Potsdam on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan's Nagasaki in World War II. U.S. President Harry Truman's order for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was issued during his stay in the eastern German city in the closing days of the war in the summer of 1945.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Lanterns are lit near the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack during World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Lanterns are lit near the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack during World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

High school students hold hands while surrounding the cenotaph marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed with messages against nuclear weapons in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed with messages against nuclear weapons in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed with messages against nuclear weapons in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Photo shows a night view of Nagasaki on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Lanterns are lit in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Ambassadors to Japan head to the cenotaph marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, to lay flowers on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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Memorial event for Korean A-bomb victims

A memorial service is held for the Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Memorial event for Korean A-bomb victims

A memorial service is held for the Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Memorial event for Korean A-bomb victims

A memorial service is held for the Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on Aug. 5, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Streetcar that survived 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 27 Kyodo - Video taken in Hiroshima on July 27, 2025, shows a streetcar that is still in use despite suffering damage in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Documents on A-bomb victims in Hiroshima

Eighty-two volumes of documents concerning 23,039 victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, including autopsy reports and lists of people treated at first-aid stations, are placed for the public to examine at the International Conference Center Hiroshima in the western Japan city on Aug. 1, 2025.

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Documents on A-bomb victims in Hiroshima

Eighty-two volumes of documents concerning 23,039 victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, including autopsy reports and lists of people treated at first-aid stations, are placed for the public to examine at the International Conference Center Hiroshima in the western Japan city on Aug. 1, 2025.

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Streetcar that survived 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing

Photo taken in Hiroshima on July 27, 2025, shows a streetcar that is still in use despite suffering damage in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 16 Kyodo - The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed. (Kyodo)

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Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

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Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

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Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

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Charnel house of A-bomb mound in Hiroshima shown to press

The charnel house beneath the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima is shown to the press on July 16, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945. The vault stores the ashes of about 70,000 atomic bomb victims, with many of them unclaimed.

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Emperor, empress visit Hiroshima

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako look at artifacts related to the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on June 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Hiroshima

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako look at artifacts related to the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on June 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Hiroshima

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako look at artifacts related to the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on June 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 22 Kyodo - Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 128 books, which contain a total of 344,306 names, ahead of the rainy season. (Kyodo)

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows the interior of a stone chamber at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which stores books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The city government opened the chamber to the media for the first time, on the occasion of the annual airing out of the books ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials take books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city out of a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. A total of 128 books containing a total of 344,306 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

A Hiroshima city official carefully turns the pages to check the condition of books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. A total of 128 books containing 344,306 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

Hiroshima city officials air out books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. The officials also turned each page to check the condition of the 128 books, which contain a total of 344,306 names, ahead of the rainy season.

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Airing of Hiroshima A-bomb victims list

A Hiroshima city official carefully turns the pages to check the condition of books listing the names of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city after removing them from a stone chamber beneath the cenotaph for the victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 22, 2025. A total of 128 books containing 344,306 names were aired out ahead of the rainy season.

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80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (3rd from L) attends a ceremony in which a tree grown from one that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2025, to the mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 1945 tragedy that also hit Nagasaki.

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80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (L) speaks during a ceremony in which a tree grown from one that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2025, to the mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 1945 tragedy that also hit Nagasaki.

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A-bomb memorial monument in Hiroshima

Photo taken in Hiroshima on March 27, 2025, shows a monument set up on the rooftop of the newly completed building housing Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in memory of their employees killed in the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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U.N. meeting on banning nuclear weapons

Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing in his mother's womb, delivers a speech at the third meeting of the state parties to the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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U.N. meeting on banning nuclear weapons

Participants at the third meeting of the state parties to the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons applaud after a speech by Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing in his mother's womb, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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U.N. meeting on banning nuclear weapons

People in spectator seating during the third meeting of the state parties to the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons applaud after a speech by Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing in his mother's womb, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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U.N. meeting on banning nuclear weapons

Participants at the third meeting of the state parties to the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons listen to a speech by Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing in his mother's womb, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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U.N. meeting on banning nuclear weapons

Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing in his mother's womb, delivers a speech at the third meeting of the state parties to the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.