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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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[Breaking News]80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - People pray before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in the early hours of Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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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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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

People pray during a memorial service for the victims of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who experienced the explosion.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People wait in line to offer flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A couple prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in the early hours of Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People observe a moment of silence at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, the exact time of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city 80 years ago.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People observe a moment of silence at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, the exact time of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city 80 years ago.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People pray before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in the early hours of Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A man prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in the early hours of Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Police officers stand guard in front of Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, as a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city takes place.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Police officers stand guard in front of Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, as a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city takes place.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A couple prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima before dawn on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People pray at the cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A woman offers flowers before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima before dawn on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks of his experiences of the attack in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, during a forum commemorating Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks of his experiences of the attack in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, during a forum commemorating Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks of his experiences of the attack in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, during a forum commemorating Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Hiroshima after 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - File photo taken in August 1945 shows a devastated land in the western Japan city of Hiroshima after the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the city on Aug. 6. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - People wait to offer flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki

Foreign envoys to Japan line up to offer flowers at the cenotaph at Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, 2024, the day before the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Lanterns are released on the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, in memory of the victims of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city on its 79th anniversary.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Lanterns are released on the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, in memory of the victims of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city on its 79th anniversary.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Lanterns are released on the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, in memory of the victims of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city on its 79th anniversary.

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima is held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who experienced the explosion.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima is held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who experienced the explosion.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A man prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People offer flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

People wait to offer flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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68th anniv. of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lanterns are floated on a river in front of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, in memory of the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city, on Aug. 6, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the attack.

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Ex-Australian POW to apply for A-bomb certificate

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroko Sakaguchi, a member of a group supporting atomic-bomb survivors abroad, holds a photograph taken when she met with Allan Chick (center in the photo), 93, a former Australian prisoner of war, during a press conference at the Nagasaki city offices on April 24, 2013. Chick, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, will apply for a special health-care certificate for victims of the attack that will entitle him to medical allowances, according to the support group.

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Nagasaki on eve of A-bomb anniv.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Lanterns are lit in Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 8, 2011 on the eve of the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city, to console the souls of people killed in the 1945 attack as well as those who perished in the March 11 disaster in the northeast.

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Hiroshima marks 66th anniv. of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People float lanterns carrying peace messages on the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome (in the background) in Hiroshima on the night of Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, to console the souls of those who died in the river after rushing there for water following the attack.

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Hiroshima marks 66th anniv. of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima is pictured at 8:05 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the U.S. attack on the western Japan city.

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Hiroshima marks 66th anniv. of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) hands a city government official a book containing the names of 5,785 people who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city whose deaths have been confirmed over the past year, to place it in the cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park at 8:02 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the attack. The total number of atomic-bomb victims has reached 275,230.

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Hiroshima marks 66th anniv. of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima is pictured at 5 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the U.S. attack on the western Japan city.

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S. Korean son of A-bomb victim visits Hiroshima as consul general

HIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korea's newly appointed consul general in Hiroshima, Shin Hyong Gun, offers a wreath at a cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on March 11, 2011. His father survived the atomic bomb attack.

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S. Korean son of A-bomb victim visits Hiroshima as consul general

HIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korea's newly appointed consul general in Hiroshima, Shin Hyong Gun, answers reporters' questions after visiting a cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on March 11, 2011. His father survived the atomic bomb attack.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) listens to survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a meeting in the city Aug. 6, 2010. Ban attended a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the city is held in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Those taking part included representatives from a record 74 countries, including U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos.

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65th memorial of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Paper cranes, a symbol of hope in Japan, float on the Motoyasu River which runs by the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2010, the eve of the 65th memorial of the U.S. nuclear attack during World War II.

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65th memorial of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A graphic which reads ''give peace a chance'' is projected onto the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2010, the eve of the 65th memorial of the U.S. nuclear attack during World War II.

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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon waves as he arrives at JR Hiroshima Station on Aug. 5, 2010, to attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack the following day as the first chief of the international body to do so. Ban came to the western Japan city after visiting Nagasaki, the other city that suffered an atomic-bomb attack.

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U.N. chief in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gives a press conference at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki on Aug. 5, 2010. The city in southwestern Japan was the target of a U.S. atomic bomb on Aug. 9, 1945. Seen behind Ban is the head of a Virgin Mary statue destroyed in the attack.