THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 6, 2023 at 13:52 JST
Mourners in Hiroshima observe a moment of silence at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, the exact moment an atomic bomb detonated above the city 78 years ago. (Tatsuo Kanai)
HIROSHIMA--Bells tolled, and mourners observed a moment of silent prayer Aug. 6 as the city of Hiroshima remembered the tens of thousands of residents who perished 78 years ago in the world’s first use of an atomic bomb in warfare. [Read More]
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