Mayor of Japanese city used the anniversary of US bombing to urge the world to stop armed conflicts, warning nuclear war was ‘looming’ over everyone

Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city.

Nagasaki’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral was rebuilt in 1959 after being almost completely destroyed in the explosion.

NAGASAKI, Japan: Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan’s Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 years ago, commemorating the moment…

Shiro Suzuki calls for a halt to armed conflicts on the anniversary of the atom bomb attack.

Mayor of Japanese city used the anniversary of US bombing to urge the world to stop armed conflicts, warning nuclear war was ‘looming’ over everyone

After a moment of silence marking the time of the blast, Mayor Shiro Suzuki called on leaders to show a concrete path toward abolishing nuclear weapons.

The US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima that killed 140,000.