US EditionNagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since A-bomb
NAGASAKI, JAPAN, AUG 9 – The ringing commemorates the bombing's victims and survivors as the restored Urakami Cathedral bell sounds alongside the original for the first time since 1945.
- On Saturday, Nagasaki held a ceremony with prayers, bells ringing in unison for the first time since 1945, and a moment of silence at 11:02 a.m.
- The plutonium-239 bomb 'Fat Man' exploded on August 9, 1945, instantly killing about 27,000 of the 200,000 residents and killing about 70,000 people on August 9, 1945.
- Despite their pain from wounds, discrimination and illnesses from radiation, survivors have publicly committed to abolishing nuclear weapons, with the number now at 99,130 and average age exceeding 86.
- After a moment of silence at 11:02 a.m., Mayor Shiro Suzuki urged leaders to uphold the UN Charter and pursue nuclear disarmament, saying delay is "no longer permissible".
- Ahead of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference in April and May 2026 in New York City, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to promote dialogue between nuclear and non-nuclear states, despite Japan not being a signatory of the U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
293 Articles
293 Articles
I write this on the morning of August 9, 80 years after the atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki. I read that a ceremony has taken place in the city, as has happened every time an anniversary is celebrated, and I read that the authorities and survivors have made a new call for peace: as has happened every time an anniversary is celebrated. However, this commemoration is not like others – the one that was made ten years ago, for example, or twenty ag…
On August 9, 1945, the southern Japanese city of Nagasaki was attacked by the United States. Tens of thousands died as a result of the atomic bomb, and on Saturday, visitors from all over the world gathered to honor them – 80 years later to the day.
Nagasaki, Japan. Nagasaki kept a minute of silence on Saturday at the time when 80 years ago an atomic bomb fell on that Japanese city, at a ceremony where the restored church bell re-peaked for the first time since that attack.On August 9, 1945, at 11:02 a.m. local and three days after the attack in Hiroshima, Nagasaki suffered the horror of the nuclear weapon launched by the United States. About 74,000 people lost their lives in that port in t…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
