By ASAKO HANAFUSA/ Staff Writer
July 2, 2025 at 18:13 JST
The iconic Peace Statue in Nagasaki’s Peace Park stands as a beacon of hope on the 79th anniversary of the city’s Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the number of officially recognized survivors has fallen below 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry announced on July 1. [Read More]
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