Total lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse is seen above the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Sept. 8, 2025.

[Breaking News]Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 Kyodo - Video shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

A streetcar passes by the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome (back, R) in Hiroshima on Aug. 13, 2025, following the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6.

80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

A streetcar passes by the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome (back, R) in Hiroshima on Aug. 13, 2025, following the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6.

Japan: Lanterns Float in Hiroshima to Mark 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing 2

People in Hiroshima launched lanterns onto the Motoyasu River, which flows through Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Wednesday, August 6.

Japan: “FREE GAZA” Banner Displayed at Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Lantern Ceremony

People in Hiroshima launched lanterns onto the Motoyasu River, which flows through Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Wednesday, August 6. A banner displaying the message “FREE GAZA! NO MORE GENOCIDE” was also prominently displayed along the riverbank.

80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

People gather along the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome (R, bottom) in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, to release lanterns in memory of the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city on its 80th anniversary.

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Protesters rally at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

A child passes by paper cranes used to pray for peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Protesters rally at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

People walk around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with lanterns in commemoration of atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Citizens lay flowers in front of the monument at the Peace Memorial Park in commemoration of atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Protesters rally at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

People lay flowers in commemoration of atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Participants strike the Bell of Peace during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Hiroshima Ahead Bombing 80th Anniversary - Japan

Guests participate in a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2025. The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday held a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, while citizens gathered at the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome to criticize the government's ongoing military buildup policies. Photo by Xinhua/Jia Haocheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 80th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

JAPAN. HIROSHIMA. IN THE PEACE PARK, ARCHIVE IMAGE TAKEN THE DAY AFTER THE BOMBING WITH THE GENBAKU DOME, THE ONLY BUILDING THAT RESISTED THE ATOMIC BOMB Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis delivers a speech calling for a world without nuclear weapons at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 24, 2019, with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

Candle event in Hiroshima

Candle event in Hiroshima

A candle event is held near the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Jan. 22, 2025, the fourth anniversary since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force.

Candle event in Hiroshima

Candle event in Hiroshima

A candle event is held near the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Jan. 22, 2025, the fourth anniversary since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force.

30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit to form the date "1.17" on the bank of a river near the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Paper lanterns are lit on the bank of a river near the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Jan. 17, 2025, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the western Japan city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, and its vicinity, killing more than 6,400 people.

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Foreign tourists visit Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

2024 Nobel Peace Prize

2024 Nobel Peace Prize

People gather near the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Dec. 10, 2024, prior to the ceremony in Oslo to award the Nobel Peace Prize to members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors.

ICAN academy in Hiroshima

ICAN academy in Hiroshima

Participants in the ICAN Academy, organized by the Hiroshima Prefectural government and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), where young people from around the world learn about nuclear weapons and security, pose for a photo in front of the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Nov. 13, 2024.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Ex-Peru President Fujimori dies at 86

Ex-Peru President Fujimori dies at 86

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (L) shakes hands with Hiroshima Mayor Takashi Hiraoka in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city in September 1995. Fujimori died on Sept. 11, 2024, aged 86.

79th anniv. of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 5 Kyodo - Video shows a bonfire near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2024, the eve of the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

79th anniv. of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

79th anniv. of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Photo shows a bonfire near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2024, the eve of the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

79th anniv. of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

79th anniv. of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Photo shows a bonfire near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2024, the eve of the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

Hiroshima call for cease-fire 6 months after start of Israel-Hamas war

Hiroshima call for cease-fire 6 months after start of Israel-Hamas war

People hold banners calling for a cease-fire in Gaza at a bridge near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on April 7, 2024, exactly six months after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory.

Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Dec. 13, 2023.

Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Dec. 13, 2023.

ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, visits the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Jan. 20, 2024.

Wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the A-bomb Dome) and Aioi Bridge

Wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the A-bomb Dome) and Aioi Bridge

The wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (right) and Aioi Bridge (left), which was the target of the atomic bomb. The wreckage of Japanese Red Cross Society Hiroshima Branch's building can be seen between the Industrial Promotion Hall and the bridge. The ruined Industrial Promotion Hall became known as the “A-bomb Dome" after the war. Yoshito Matsushige, who took this photograph, recalled, "I think it was the first. (Distance from hypocenter 150meters) Photo taken in September 1945, by Yoshito Matsushige, Chugoku Shimbun. **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

Prayer in front of Atomic Bomb Dome

Prayer in front of Atomic Bomb Dome

People pray in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Oct. 13, 2023, amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

78th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

78th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023, shows a night view of Hiroshima city, with lanterns floating on the Motoyasu River beside the Atomic Bomb Dome (R, bottom) in memory of the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city on its 78th anniversary.

78th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

78th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Police officers stand guard in front of the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2023, as a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city takes place.

Hiroshima ahead of 78th A-bomb anniversary

Hiroshima ahead of 78th A-bomb anniversary

Photo shows the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2023, a day ahead of the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.