Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bomb Anniversary As Mayor Deplores The Pursuit Of Nuclear Weapons
Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged younger generations to make nuclear abolition common sense as survivors warned that 91,105 hibakusha remain alive.
- On Thursday, August 6, 2026, Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing at Peace Memorial Park, where Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and representatives from a record 123 countries gathered to urge nuclear abolition amid rising global tensions.
- The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people by year's end, but only 91,105 hibakusha, or atomic bombing survivors, remain as of March 2026 with an average age of 86.
- Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui lamented that major powers continue using nuclear weapons as "tools of intimidation," while global arsenals hold 12,241 warheads with nearly 9,614 retained in military stockpiles.
- In May, the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ended without adopting a final consensus document as delegates stalled amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
- Since the New START Treaty expired on February 5, 2026, deterrence has displaced disarmament as the dominant global concern, with experts warning humanity risks losing its moral compass regarding nuclear weapons.
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Hiroshima marks bombing anniversary
Hiroshima yesterday marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence.“Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons
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