By Hou Junjie in Tokyo and Zhou Jin in Beijing |

chinadaily.com.cn |

Protesters rally at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on Wednesday.

HU XIAOGE / XINHUA

Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing by the United States with a memorial ceremony on Thursday, amid mounting domestic opposition to recent pro-nuclear remarks by senior Japanese officials.