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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service is held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The area is home to many Korean survivors who had been living in Japan under colonial rule at the time of the blast.

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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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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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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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A-bomb survivors offer prayers for victims in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, offer silent prayers for compatriot victims at a memorial ceremony in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2014. Many Koreans were taken to Japan from the Korean Peninsula when it was under Japan's colonial rule.

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Memorial service for A-bomb victims held in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans pay floral tribute to compatriots killed in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, at a memorial ceremony in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2014. Many Koreans were taken to Japan from the Korean Peninsula when it was under Japanese colonial rule.

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S. Korean hibakusha talks with Japanese student

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean woman (R), who lives in a rest home for atomic bomb survivors in South Korea, speaks with a Japanese high school student in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on March 29, 2014.

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S. Korean A-bombing survivors mourn victims in home country

Survivors and supporters mourn South Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, by flying paper planes in Hapcheon, southeastern South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean victims of Hiroshima A-bombing hold memorial service

South Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing on Hiroshima offer prayers at a memorial service in Hapcheon, southeastern South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A-bomb survivors offer prayers for victims in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, offer silent prayers for compatriot victims at a memorial ceremony in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2014. Many Koreans were taken to Japan from the Korean Peninsula when it was under Japan's colonial rule. (Kyodo)

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Memorial service for S. Korean A-bomb victims

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2018 in Hapcheon County, South Korea, shows a memorial event marking the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The event took place at a residential complex in Hapcheon where around 100 South Korean survivors live. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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 bombing of Hiroshima is held on Aug. 6, 2020, in Hapcheon County, known as the "Hiroshima of South Korea." Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who repatriated from the western Japan city in the postwar years.

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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 bombing of Hiroshima is held on Aug. 6, 2020, in Hapcheon County, known as the "Hiroshima of South Korea." Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who repatriated from the western Japan city in the postwar years.

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

Women offer flowers during a memorial service marking the 74th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2019, in Hapcheon County, known as the "Hiroshima of South Korea." Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who repatriated from the western Japan city in the postwar years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony in S. Korea marking Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service marking the 74th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is held on Aug. 6, 2019, in Hapcheon County, known as the "Hiroshima of South Korea." Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who repatriated from the western Japan city in the postwar years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Men visit a small shrine set up in Hapcheon, a southern South Korean county known as the "Hiroshima of South Korea," dedicated to the Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japan city, on Aug. 6, 2019, the 74th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon has become home to many Koreans who repatriated from Hiroshima in the postwar years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

A man visits a small shrine set up in Hapcheon, a southern South Korean county known as the "Hiroshima of South Korea," dedicated to the Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japan city, on Aug. 6, 2019, the 74th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon has become home to many Koreans who repatriated from Hiroshima in the postwar years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean delegation visits peace museum in Hiroshima

A delegation from Hapcheon, South Korea, visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan's atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima on Oct. 20, 2016. A project to build the first public museum on damage from the atomic bombing in South Korea is under way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo