Hiroshima Marks 80th Anniversary Amid Urgent Pleas for Nuclear Disarmament
Hiroshima Marks 80th Anniversary Amid Urgent Pleas for Nuclear Disarmament HIROSHIMA, Japan – Today, August 6, 2025, Hiroshima solemnly observed the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with aging survivors expressing profound frustration over the international community’s growing acceptance of nuclear weapons as a deterrent. This milestone event is considered potentially the last major anniversary for many of the rapidly declining survivor population, whose average age now exceeds 86. The ceremony saw Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui issue a stark…